The Green New Deal future is dark. It has to be. There will never be enough electricity. So candles might be a good investment. But if you are ready to buy in on the reality of it, I’d suggest putting your money into horses (transportation), Timber (heat), and Wool (warm clothing).
Global warming resulted in a decade’s long cold spell. People as far south as Georgia are not feeling the Bern.
So, after stoking or stocking up on the only reliable “green energy” available to heat your home (or cook with), you can check on your sheep, then hop on your horse and take a ride into town.
Not sure why’d you head into town but the odds are good you’ll eventually need other supplies. Picture a General Store circa 1820. And yes, you have to take the horse because the train doesn’t come anywhere near where you live – when there is one that runs, and cars were banned years ago.
Make sure you stop and say a prayer at the shrine of the electric bus. It turns out you can’t have a green energy future without lithium batteries or the industrial process required to make them. Heavy Industry is impossible without fossil fuels. No local industry, no local supply chain. Not much of anything.
And watch out for bandits. Guns are illegal, so criminals are the only ones that have them. Make sure you have some rocks in your saddlebags. A bucket of rocks if you can find a bucket. That’s an old joke you might not understand.
Yes, life is a lot different in the New Green Future. It’s not exactly green. It’s more red-green. So, make sure you have your papers with you. They’ll be wanting to know your business. That’s if you can get to your business. And if they don’t take your ‘papers’ to burn them for heat.
