1. Given the current relative percentages of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and energy derived from renewables, does this feel to you like "a momentous turning point in civilization"? 193
2. If "2% of the planet's wind would power all of civilization," would we be stupid and self-destructive NOT to move aggressively towards greater utilization of wind energy? 196
3. Can we "plug the leaks and close the loop" like Wildpoldsried" 200
4. Considering how many more EVs are now in operation than just a decade ago, are you confident that transport via internal combustion is on its way out? 202
5. Do you have a heat pump? Shouldn't everyone? Should we be taxed to subsidize their installation? 205
6. Were you aware of how wasteful cruise ships are? Will that keep you off of them? 209
7. Are you confident we can overcome the problematic issues invovled with lithium-ion batteries? 211
8. Might the "extreme climate benefit" of microgrids also be a social benefit, enhancing the communal consciousness of those whose homes are thus connected? 213
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8. I think they absolutely will be. This might be a slightly different way of looking at it but in terms of the resiliency of communities with their own renewable power grid more dispersed systems can't compare. During the recent hurricanes large sections of florida were without power except for small communities with their own network of solar power, providing local power is just as important as local food.
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