holmes wrote:For the love of god, there are such devices that exist!
That is a picture of a Japanese pocket hotel. The guy inside is likely setting the thermostat to his preference before going to sleep.
holmes wrote:For the love of god, there are such devices that exist!
Novus wrote:- Convert homes/businesses to DC power (Makes all electronics/appliences cheaper and more energy efficient)
Novus wrote:- Build Stirling Solar Collactors (For Localized Water purifying & Power Generation)
Novus wrote:- Grey water management system for rural areas
Novus wrote:- Build Wind power generation (Localized Power Generation)
Novus wrote:- Build Geo Thermal Heat pumps (replaces hot water heater, furnus, air conditioning all in one)
Novus wrote:- Divorce your car and move to a walkable community (change zoning laws)
Novus wrote:- Become a cannabis farmer (government needs to make leagal)
Novus wrote:Ludi wrote:Here's another question for Novus:
Where will the funds come from to implement your solutions?
In my opinion energy is money. If there is money then it will find its' way to the energy sooner or later. One solution I have been thinking about is where some type energy credit becomes the currency of the future. Anyone who can produce energy can basically print their own money. This changes the creation of money away from banks and puts it in the hands of producers where it belongs. The money system can then only expand as much energy creation does.
Ludi wrote:Thanx for doomerizing me a little more, Novus.
rwwff wrote: If fusion or true geothermal deploy in time, we can pull up and survive in luxury.
Ludi wrote:rwwff wrote: If fusion or true geothermal deploy in time, we can pull up and survive in luxury.
And I become yet more doomeristic.
Fusion and "true geothermal" (whatever that means) DO NOT ADDRESS the other inevitable Peak Problems we face as a culture.
Can you not get this through your heads????
rwwff wrote:Mostly I see the end result as a flaming pile of refuse. I've given a more vivid description of the nightmare that I see, in another thread, and I'd prefer to not do that again.
Jack wrote:rwwff wrote:Mostly I see the end result as a flaming pile of refuse. I've given a more vivid description of the nightmare that I see, in another thread, and I'd prefer to not do that again.
I don't suppose you might be willing to include a link? Yes, I can always use search or google within the domain, but a link can be more concise.
I guess I only partly agree. I think they have, as you propose, decided to go for broke - but not out of a hope that a techno-fix of any sort will occur. Those are, quite frankly, not going to happen before peak oil intervenes and shuts the process down.
No, I think they're accumulating cash and other assets. They'll buy the goods and services they want, and they can afford it. The typical American or European will live frugally, shiver in a cold house during winter, and die early for lack of medical care. The third world will die. But for a billionaire, life will be just fine.
The essential problem for many is to accept that lots of people are going to die, and nothing can (or will) be done to stop it. It will require a change of attitude, one which most resist.
rwwff wrote:If fusion or true geothermal deploy in time, we can pull up and survive in luxury.
MonteQuest wrote:rwwff wrote:If fusion or true geothermal deploy in time, we can pull up and survive in luxury.
Not with our current mindset we won't. We will just ravage the environment with a renewed vengeance. When we came upon fossil fuels we certainly didn't embrace environmental responsibility. Neither with nuclear that was going to be "too cheap to meter."
Novus, I hope you include a full energy costing for your various solutions, including planning, building and maintenance. If we have already hit peak oil, that energy may be hard to find. You should, therefore, include ideas on powering down, in order to make the energy available for these "solutions".Novus wrote:You can read all about my solutions when I publish my book of Peak Oil solutions in early 2007.
The summery of solutions I propose is as follows. Sorry there is not much an individual can do right now. These solutions are aimed mostly at big energy companies and governments who are desparately looking for a plan B right about now.
- Convert homes/businesses to DC power (Makes all electronics/appliences cheaper and more energy efficient)
- Build Stirling Solar Collactors (For Localized Water purifying & Power Generation)
- Grey water management system for rural areas
- Build Wind power generation (Localized Power Generation)
- Build Geo Thermal Heat pumps (replaces hot water heater, furnus, air conditioning all in one)
- Divorce your car and move to a walkable community (change zoning laws)
- Become a cannabis farmer (government needs to make leagal)
Battle_Scarred_Galactico wrote:Jack, I'm assuming your suggestion is to colonize 3rd world land for exsess westerners after the "killing off" ? Otherwise what would be the point ?
rwwff wrote:...Besides, we open the windows here in the winter. No shivering requried. Just a sigh of relief. If I feel a little chilly, a sweater makes it just absolutely perfect. ... back to reality....
Zardoz wrote:The nasty reality being that those of us who live in temperate climates like yours (and mine) are going to have lots and lots of company when TSHTF. Hope you have a spare room for them.
Too bad! I was hoping to put some dead zombie matter in a centrifuge and see if they have any oil in 'em...rwwff wrote:Zardoz wrote:The nasty reality being that those of us who live in temperate climates like yours (and mine) are going to have lots and lots of company when TSHTF. Hope you have a spare room for them.
Back to Zombie Hordes again.
1) if it were true, the Zombies will go for these hippy communes, permaculture farms, and purposeful communities just as soon, or more likely sooner, than they'd come for us.
2) In Texas, we have standing orders to shoot all Zombies. You have to get'em in the head though, just like in the movies. You don't get any points for body shots.
Those jokes aside, I have to point out that if I'm ever able to come with a strategy for a civilian horde to successfully invade from the north, I'll become concerned. As it is, every time I try one, I just end up with a very large pile of dead Zombies, a few burned buildings and a few dead locals. I can come to only one conclusion.... There will be no Zombie hordes.
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