{"id":58833,"date":"2021-07-31T06:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58833"},"modified":"2021-07-31T06:27:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T11:27:04","slug":"dr-sid-smith-rocks-the-boat-on-nature-bats-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58833","title":{"rendered":"Dr Sid Smith Rocks the Boat on Nature Bats\u00a0Last"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2020\/08\/06\/dr-sid-smith-rocks-the-boat-on-nature-bats-last\/\">Dr Sid Smith Rocks the Boat on Nature Bats\u00a0Last<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-entry\">\n<p>The August 2020 episode of Nature Bats Last featured an excellent discussion with Dr Sid Smith, the episode is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prn.fm\/nature-bats-last-08-04-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embedded here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Dr Smith is former co-chair and current secretary of the Green Party of Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, and he is a writer and small-business owner in central Virginia. His website can be found at bsidneysmith.com .<\/em><br \/>\nBoth of Dr Smith\u2019s You Tube presentations are embedded below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5WPB2u8EzL8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;start=2662&amp;wmode=transparent\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5636363636363636\" data-width=\"605\" data-height=\"341\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEcxVDRYZqk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5636363636363636\" data-width=\"605\" data-height=\"341\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>We discussed Dr Smith\u2019s essay titled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsidneysmith.com\/writings\/essay\/socialism-and-the-green-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c Socialism and the Green Party\u201d<\/a>, in it he wrote:<br \/>\n\u201c The value to the economy of a barrel of oil is an amount that is equivalent to 11 years of human labour. Supposing a minimum wage of $15 per hour that is more than $330,000 worth of work.\u201d I think that observation exposes our addiction clearly.<\/p>\n<p>Central to the discussion we talked about the melt down of 450 nuclear power stations and 1300 spent fuel pool fires and the possibility of our psychopathic owners using a nuclear winter to cool down the planet, I\u2019ve covered that aspect of our predicament here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2016\/06\/15\/the-inevitability-of-nuclear-war-and-subsequent-nuclear-winter\/comment-page-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Inevitability of Nuclear War and Subsequent Nuclear\u00a0Winter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4826\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg?w=605\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg 506w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg?w=298 298w\" alt=\"107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n\" data-attachment-id=\"4826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2020\/08\/06\/dr-sid-smith-rocks-the-boat-on-nature-bats-last\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"506,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg?w=298\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/107787978_10158586776288809_4229882176290603117_n.jpg?w=506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The comparison of our predicament to the game \u201cJenga\u201d was made, I have written previously about that observation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2018\/06\/19\/abrupt-climate-change-and-extinction-jenga-the-very-last-game-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrupt Climate Change and Extinction \u2018Jenga\u2019. The very last \u2018game\u2019 on\u00a0Earth.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4354\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=605\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=605 605w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=1210 1210w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"!Jenga_Extinction\" data-attachment-id=\"4354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2018\/06\/19\/abrupt-climate-change-and-extinction-jenga-the-very-last-game-on-earth\/jenga_extinction\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2345,1850\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"!Jenga_Extinction\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinhesterdotlive.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/jenga_extinction.jpg?w=605\" \/><br \/>\nJenga\u00a0 Art credit Ken Avidor<br \/>\nI mentioned our interview with Arthur Keller and his contention that collapse is the only realistic conclusion, that discussion and Arthur\u2019s incredible You Tube presentation are embedded below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kevinhester.live\/2019\/09\/05\/collapse-the-only-realistic-scenario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collapse, the Only Realistic Scenario:<\/a><br \/>\nFurther reference for Alice Friedmann who blogs at\u00a0<a title=\"Peak Energy &amp; Resources, Climate Change, and the Preservation of Knowledge\" href=\"http:\/\/energyskeptic.com\/\" rel=\"home\">Peak Energy &amp; Resources, Climate Change, and the Preservation of Knowledge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Sid Smith Rocks the Boat on Nature Bats\u00a0Last The August 2020 episode of Nature Bats Last featured an excellent discussion with Dr Sid Smith, the episode is\u00a0embedded here: \u00a0Dr Smith is former co-chair and current secretary of the Green Party of Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, and he is a writer and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,7],"tags":[5330,19308,6082,31564,15173],"class_list":["post-58833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy-2","category-environment","category-survival-2","tag-entropy","tag-kevin-hester","tag-nuclear-winter","tag-sid-smith","tag-thermodynamics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58834,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58833\/revisions\/58834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}