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Diversification already has lingo for this in the 21st century:

1) Blue sky innovation - most intermittent renewables. They have toxic downsides too.

2) Gray sky innovation - Oil, gas, nuclear, etc fit perfectly here. Much of it is tried and true technology... And yes, it has downsides too

3) No-sky innovation - With space exploration, energy on the moon, mars, spacecraft, etc may be better served with laminar flow rotors using light/lasers... Just another option with diversification.

It looks like stats on 50% of the plastic on the planet have been created after 2006 seem legit, with the trash heaps in the oceans (not to mention plastic breaking down into water system contaminates). Battery technology recycling just looks like another source of toxic groundwater for future generations, since recycling has been gibberish with pretty words thus far.

The reuseable rocket technologies mean that battery technology, nuclear waste, etc can be jettisoned towards the sun after their useful life and that landfills may be a thing of the past.

Know your innovations and how well diversification copes with the farce of "one size fits all". Four seasons still exist in many places.




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