I've continued reading about energy and its hidden costs. I can't believe the amount of different factors that go into energy production that we don't think about! Our society has become so dependent on energy with price ceilings that cause the cost of energy to be realistically low and we never think about the consequences that result from such low prices. The book I'm reading even suggested that several energy producers don't even realize the true cost of their labors on the environment, because of the unrealistically low prices of supplies that go into the production of energy.
I also read a really interesting article in Time about coal production in the US. A lot of people have been pushing for cleaner energy, but many others don't want it, due to the amount of jobs that would be lost, especially in such a bad economy. Funfact: 25% of jobs in West Virginia are from coal production! Wow!
Also, Japan had a few minor earthquakes this week, luckily there was no damage. (:
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