In powering the planet, even clean energy comes with environmental cost

With 2.5 billion people on the planet having little or no access to energy, developed nations shouldn’t be so judgmental about how they manage to provide it to themselves, argues geologist and energy expert Scott Tinker.
“This preconception of clean/dirty, good/bad is not helpful,” Tinker said to an audience at the Resources for Future Generations conference in Vancouver Tuesday.
Tinker, co-producer of the energy documentary Switch and state geologist for Texas, spoke on a plen