Simply put, the world has no greater problem than energy deprivation and poverty. They shorten human lives by decades. I'm going to use this post to put some horrifically sad numbers to you because ending poverty today is our most critical global goal. I've written peer-reviewed journal articles on this stuff and have come to realize that we rich Westeners know almost nothing about how poor the world really is. In short, "climate scientists are everywhere, poverty scientists are nowhere." So, this piece is vital to our energy-environment conversation, which has been decidedly one-sided in environment's favor. This is by no means an exhaustive list, just some facts to arm you for the holiday conversation with your brother-in-law that is sure to focus on protecting the world's unborn great grandkids by limiting energy options for the world's poor dying prematurely today. Remember two things
Today’s Poor Needs More Oil, Natural Gas, And Coal