Green push will make world more dangerous

In transition: A mother pushes a stroller in front of a power station in Germany. The world is entering a messy period, in which rivalry over sources of renewable energy will steadily intensify, even as older clashes over oil and other hydrocarbons continue to play out. — AP

THINK a green transition will free America from high-stakes competition over energy supplies? Think again.

Since the Industrial Revolution, changing patterns of energy consumption have propelled international conflict.