Thompson, born in 1967 in Britain, has visceral childhood memory of the 1974 winter energy crisis—sitting in candlelit homes while her mother tried to cook in the dark—which gave her a profound understanding that energy could have major impacts on daily life.
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“My first memory of national life in Britain is the winter of 1974, sitting around at home, seven years old, my mother trying to cook in the dark.”
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Helen Thompson: "The Complex History of Energy and Geopolitics" | The Great Simplification #98— Nate HagensCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:08:12 PM
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