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July 12, 2024 50 mins

Cynthia Chung’s education taught her that energy consumption is destroying our world. It taught her that the hole in our ozone layer was growing. It taught her that the destruction of rainforests was wreaking havoc on humanity. Industry was portrayed as something that killed anything it touched.

Cynthia’s research paints a far different picture. Cynthia dives into the fallacy of green energy in her docuseries, “Escaping Calypso’s Island.” 

In her series, Cynthia points out that our entire lives revolve around energy usage. Access to the best medical care, nutritious food, clean water, and adequate shelter depends on energy. Access to affordable energy has diminished poverty, lengthened life, and increased quality of life. 

We’re being told that there isn’t enough energy to go around, and that we have to focus on green initiatives. But is that true? Dive deeper with us in this episode of UPThinking Finance™. 

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

  • Learn about Cynthia Chung and the Rising Tide Foundation [2:01] 
  • Why “specialization” is a new and often unnecessary concept [10:11] 
  • Your reality won’t always meet your expectations [14:38]
  • Explaining Cynthia’s reference to Calypso’s Island [17:41] 
  • The fallacy of game theory [21:05] 
  • How Cynthia discerns through the BS [32:37] 
  • Why renewable energy doesn’t help the environment [36:05] 
  • Dissecting the lies we’re being fed [38:32]
  • Green energy is causing worldwide suffering [39:57] 
  • Through a Glass Darkly [44:51] 

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