Greg:
>Now which is a more environmentally friendly option: a) artic oil exploration
>on previously reserved wilderness areas or b) start building nuclear plants
>again.
>
>Some choice, huh? ;-(
>
>What is disturbing to me is that all the "new ideas" people come up, none of
>seem to ever question the obvious - the concept of reducing demand, changing
>lifestyle, managing population pressures ;-(
Exactly. Your options above should include: c) energy conservation. I
presume you are aware of Rocky Mountain Institute and its work. Amory
Lovins is the guy who conceived what he calls negawatts, a concept he has
managed to sell to public utilities that found he was right; it costs less
to implement energy conservation than to increase generating capacity. The
bottom line is better.
RMI is also doing good work on super-energy-efficient vehicles.
Gene GeRue
Author: How To Find Your Ideal Country Home
http://www.ruralize.com/
"Development of character consists solely in moving toward
self-sufficiency." (Quentin Crisp)
