The truth is that fossil fuels are indispensable. Without them there would be no pharmaceuticals, no chemicals, no plastics or – more directly relevant to the arts – no cosmetics, no paints, no synthetic dyes, and no artificial fibres.
The arts flourish here because we are a rich country with millions of patrons to support them. Ordinary people buy their tickets, bringing revenues to venues; they pay their taxes too, and that funds the subsidies that keep high-cost operations such as ballet, opera and arts festivals afloat.
The arts should learn to love fossil fuels
via climate science
July 19, 2025 at 01:30AM
Iowa Climate Science Education 