№ 191•Economics•First Edition p.638

If you can name the price of heat and motion, you can set the cost of existing.

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Energy is the lever that moves everything. If you can name the price of heat and motion, you can set the cost of existing. Nobody gives that away. They’ll brand it salvation and sell it at a margin.” “The Chinese don’t want to bring H2ONU to market to save humanity. Their goal isn’t any different from the US: create cheap electricity and sell it at sky-high prices. With a free, perpetually renewable resource, they’ll rake in 95% profit per kilowatt hour— maybe more. They’re not interested in making energy accessible for everyone, Malia.

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