Can We Stop Using Fossil Fuels?

Is it smart — or crazy stupid — to rely solely on wind, solar, and hydro?

Leslie Kaufman
Jan 9, 2018 · 16 min read
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Tim McDonagh

By Leslie Kaufman

This past July, as Dawn Lippert surfed the swells at her home beach in Honolulu, a rogue board sprang up and slammed her between the eyes. It could have been a knockout blow. But Lippert, a former high school soccer champ who had taken up…

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