Be thankful for entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers. They offset many of the sins of the political class and make our futures better. For decades, self-proclaimed environmentalists and their power-seeking political and media allies have been demanding the end of the use of fossil fuels -- all in the name of saving the planet. We were also told we would run out of oil and natural gas, so renewables -- mainly wind and solar power -- were the only hope.d we would run out of oil and natural gas, so renewables -- mainly wind and solar -- were the only hope.
