When even those of us who see the problem and know a solution is required can't agree on what the solution is, how will we convince the sceptics who don't even recognise a problem?
Ludi wrote:Are we just going to spend our time calling the other side stupid?
one camp says we need to boost nuke production and other high tech alternatives; the other side says, no, we must reduce the need for energy in our lives
orz wrote:one camp says we need to boost nuke production and other high tech alternatives; the other side says, no, we must reduce the need for energy in our lives
Even the nuke/tech people say we need to powerdown. Just not permanently.
we are doomed whatever we do
linlithgowoil wrote:we are doomed whatever we do
yes, this is true. in a few short billion years, we'll be engulfed by the sun.
monte says we are doomed whatever we do, and he is right. but who cares? you are doomed from the day you are born - so is it better not to be born?
the universe will eventually just be a black dark place that is ever expanding. that is our ultimate fate - so what?
Ludi wrote:Though many people here admit peak oil is a real problem and needs a solution, the solutions offered are diametrically opposed - one camp says we need to boost nuke production and other high tech alternatives; the other side says, no, we must reduce the need for energy in our lives.
Bush will get us through this, and the Oil Tar Sands in Canada will be an easy substitute!
They both serve the same end, less dependency on oil.one camp says we need to boost nuke production and other high tech alternatives; the other side says, no, we must reduce the need for energy in our lives
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