How does an unprecedented feat in athletics become a telling parable about the increasingly complicated tableau of global energy consumption? This seemingly incongruous question posed itself as I began covering the breaking news of an extraordinary endurance record being shattered.
When Eliana Skouras crossed the finishing line after a 465-mile ultra-marathon in Arizona’s unforgiving heat, she wasn’t just winning a race – she was unwittingly exposing some deep-rooted discrepancies buried within our society’s power usage.
The Investigation Begins
Athletic performance on such an extreme scale necessitates extraordinary amounts of energy, not only human but also external. The competitors rely on sophisticated technologies to sustain themselves during these taxing battles with their own bodies and nature…
Following the Money Trail
We stumbled upon stark irregularities when digging into where this consumed energy originated from. A peculiar mix of clean sources and unsustainable fossil fuels were powering not just Ms. Skouras’ impressive run but indeed the entire industry…