The Us People of the Now

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[G0DLESSENDEAVOR]

We are so slow to even notice this problem, this "alternative" to green energy should have being set in motion years ago. Were we blind to see the long term effects of fossil fuels. Right, everything is easier, so its not a problem now.

[kylestube]

Hmm, the cold may have affected your brain. The Northern latitudes will sucumb first due to short growing season, lack of heat for buildings (one freezing night and there goes the plumbing, followed by water damage ruin) and no energy to move snow: who will be keeping the roads open? Not enough time, money or materials to build the square miles of PV generation needed. Maybe if we had started 30 years ago...

[Axbent]

@kylestube try living in FL without AC in the buildings. Soon the whole state would be so full of mosquitos ppl would die of them!

[E1GHTY8]

Dear Kriscan,

I noticed many people are thinking about alternative energy but few are thinking about drastically reducing the amount of energy we consume all together.

How much energy is going into food production and transport anyway?

Can we live a great life at a fraction of the energy? I think so!

[Teratornis]

I think so too, but we'll probably have to trade in those meat-eating pets for grass-eating pets like rabbits and goats. How much petroleum do Americans currently burn to keep their cats and dogs alive? Plus if things really get tough, it's easier to eat a rabbit or a goat.

[mjbahn]

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

-Charles Darwin.

p.s. nice hat, looks very comfy

[Bernd1964]

Our way of life cannot be sustained far into the future. The world of tomorrow will be far simpler than most of us assume. And it will be a world of hunger, social unrest and probably of war. Neither nuclear energy nor wind energy can avoid the coming steep collapse of civilization.

I wonder why alternative energy is still regarded as the big saviour of homo colossus by some people. This idea is ridiculous, a kind of sedative for those who don't want to accept the bitter truth, the coming end.

[Teratornis]

We could build enough wind power if we felt like it. The U.S. has a wind resource recoverable with current technology equal to about double our current primary energy consumption in all forms. During WWII, the U.S. stopped producing consumer goods, and instead built weapons, including 300,000 warplanes. Building a million large wind turbines is no harder. But we are too stupid to start soon enough with a wartime-like effort. So you're probably right that we are doomed.

[Teratornis]

One hugely troubling sign: wind turbine manufacturers are currently laying off workers due to the credit crunch and economic downturn. This is a hugely troubling sign, proving once again that the laissez-faire free market may be great when things are hunky-dory, but when a real crisis arrives the free market sucks ass.

[impalapez]

free market is a misnomer....it's all controlled economy...

[uea978]

exactly.

[uea978]

hard to listen to, but perhaps (close to almost) it is the truth wether we like it or not. still, i like to have hope, no matter if it seems too naive.

[valhala56]

Congress arguing about the stimulus package,What to do? when the anwers are right in front of em.

They should be think "Conversion" away from dead ends such as the auto industry bailout. Yeah bailout the auto industry out but not to make more cars. They need to have foresight and begin the transition to passenger trains.

They need to bring manufacturing back to US, Solar cells ect. If they don't get their act now then I will know for sure whether we are doomed or not.

[tobypocoyowestlake]

Civilization is a very dirty word for a lot of us. Choose your words wisely, mate. Empire is the epitome of civilization. Say "No!" to poisoning provincial Chinese children and their impoverished parents with toxic heavy metal run-off from "green" PV processing.

Make the extra leap Kris. You can do it. It's OK.

Anti-civ, transitionary matriarchy, rah-rah!

Neil - BC