Comment This is not so complicated... (Score 0) 1185
It is frustrating to see so many people go to such extremes of rationalization and rhetoric to avoid the obvious conclusion. Humanity is clearly and undeniably threatened by both fossil fuel shortage and global warming. Both are the result of reckless over-use of fossil fuels for the last 150 years. As always, the best solution to the problem is REMOVING OR MINIMIZING THE CAUSE. If the cause is energy over-use, the solution is eliminating and/or reducing energy use.
Humanity (and particularly the West) must learn to get by on FAR less fossil fuels than we currently consume. This will preserve what precious little we have left, and postpone and hopefully minimize the effects of global warming (if that is possible).
The most efficient energy sources by FAR are conservation and reduction. No megawatt is cheaper, cleaner, and easier than the one you don't use because you minimized your energy requirements. No gallon of automotive fuel is more environmentally responsible than the one you save when you ride your bike to work.
When you consider the severity of the very real threats posed to us today, why are these ideas frightening?
Humanity (and particularly the West) must learn to get by on FAR less fossil fuels than we currently consume. This will preserve what precious little we have left, and postpone and hopefully minimize the effects of global warming (if that is possible).
The most efficient energy sources by FAR are conservation and reduction. No megawatt is cheaper, cleaner, and easier than the one you don't use because you minimized your energy requirements. No gallon of automotive fuel is more environmentally responsible than the one you save when you ride your bike to work.
When you consider the severity of the very real threats posed to us today, why are these ideas frightening?
