The major limiter on population growth will be clean water, unless of course we find an unlimited supply of energy, with enough energy nothing is impossible.
Adam Maas wrote: > No, sustainability is simply one of the major variables that governs the > supply part of supply and demand. > > -Adam > Who will note that most natural resources are either renewable or > available in vast quantities far outstripping any reasonable projection > of our growth. The only major exception is petrochemicals. > > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> That's a bullshit statement. Sustainability is a myth. >> >> >> William Robb wrote: >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "P. J. Alling" >>> Subject: Re: Global warming was: The Nine-spotted >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Sadly most people don't seem to understand supply and demand. It's all >>>> a matter of cost. When prices rise high enough for a commodity suitable >>>> replacements are found, or if a less costly alternative exists the >>>> substitution will begin if prices simply stay the same. Oil was >>>> substituted for Coal because total costs of using it for energy were >>>> lower. Something will be substituted for Oil when either of those two >>>> conditions is met. It's quite likely that the US will go back to Coal >>>> for a while, (the US is the Saudi Arabia of Coal), abet with new plants >>>> being much cleaner than the old, but the price of Oil in real terms will >>>> have to be much higher than it is now. >>>> >>>> >>> Supply and demand economic models aren't based on sustainability, and as a >>> consequence aren't based on intelligence. >>> >>> >>>> No matter what is causing global warming, (and if it's man made, all the >>>> CO2 models, flawed though they may be, show that cutting back on >>>> emissions is way to late to make a difference in the short to mid >>>> term). Rich societies have a much better chance of mitigating any >>>> untoward effects of global temperature rises than poor ones, so given >>>> that the changes are coming and we can't stop them, it's best to not do >>>> anything that will make any societies poorer. Unfortunately most if not >>>> all of the prescriptions to "fix" global warming will do just that. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I wouldn't have believed that the best advice a supposedly educated person >>> can give as a solution is to race hell bent for the precipice if I han't >>> read your post. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
