The average American used 400 gallons of gasoline per year. The average food in the United States travels around 1500 miles to get to your plate. One American refrigerator uses more energy than many countries in Africa and over 150 million humans use totally in their lives. These energy services come from ancient sunlight.
This week, most of the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. As we think about the things we are grateful for - family, food, football, dogs etc. - we don’t often remember to recognize energy’s role in enabling all this. . In this brief video, Nate reflects on all the things which abundant and cheap energy provide for us, especially in the United States, that we often take for granted. The opposite of energy blindness might be ‘energy gratitude’, so being more aware of all the magic we are surrounded by everyday is perhaps a first step in conserving it and planning for a less energy intensive future.
For Show Notes and more visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/18-energy-gratitude
To Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rUEU-0YlPk