Trump’s war on Iran inadvertently makes a case for renewable energy.
Without the free flow of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, we have a crisis. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and gas passes through this strait.
This exposes the depth of our dependence on fossil fuel.
Since the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, the use of coal, gas, and oil has become our main source of energy in all aspects of life. It pollutes our planet.
The growing number of high-tech and AI companies use even more of our resources, especially potable water as coolant. This will become scarce in a warming Earth. These companies create unique problems by re-opening old nuclear plants and building new nuclear reactors, their choice of power. Its volatile, hazardous waste cannot be disposed of in normal landfills.
We’ve known about the threat of a warming planet for decades. Already we have lost our four seasons to extreme temperatures, creating chaotic weather events. Order is essential for life; seasons create that order.
Wars were never fought for the acquisition of solar, wind, and thermal resources, nature’s non-polluting gifts. Further, mainstream media, by omission, censors information about the threat of climate change. But climate change has arrived—and we must partner with nature’s resources now, to stem our disastrous path toward global suicide.
Shirley Schaffer & Sarah Newfeld-Green
Grover Beach
This article appears in April 2 – April 9, 2026.
