Patriots might be a step backwards for Ukraine. They're very effective, but very expensive. Probably best to put them behind cheaper defense systems as a back stop.
Apparently the 70s oil crisis was that we only used tankers with holes in them.
Clouds make it annoying and inconsistent. Also people need light at night regardless, so lights are always needed.
In the end it can make for a stronger world. The problem is the transition, it will be a time a weakness for everyone. That's what Putin would try to exploit, with the indirect help of China.
Tactically I can't blame any country for distancing from the US after Trump. I do have to see it as a victory for Putin though.
That explains the recent russia bots I've been seeing.
I gotta say I understand the cost. Dig a full size grave by hand some time. It's freakin exhausting. And sure, an excavator can do it in minutes, but that means you're paying for time on a very expensive machine.
Heating is easier than cooling. For heat you just run a set of lines from the source to the homes, same as plumbing. To dump that heat into the ground, the field you need grows very quickly. A small town would need a large, and probably deep field of pipes. The cost would be huge. Geothermal is great, but digging is hard, so it's relatively expensive. Every project needs to be individually considered, to determine if it's really the way to go.
Just realize the hole he dug is probably the bare minimum to handle the heat load from the smallest window AC. It takes a lot of digging to cool a real AC unit. And European homes aren't known for have large yards.
Aside from congress typical MO of fixing things only when absolutely necessary, and at the last second. The current administration has made clear they will cut Social Security if given the chance. With the progressive left starting to gain ground, that's going to be an easy campaign to message on, so hopefully we end up with removing the cap, rather than cutting benefits.
A microwave oven emitter and a DIY wave guide.
I just tell them it doesn't work on my system.