Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-23 Thread LizR
On 24 April 2015 at 01:54, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Yes, as a system there is much to learn, but as a anthropological phenomena, its the key thing. It's biological psychology. Yes, its weird. The key thing at least in NZ at the moment, seems to

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-23 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? On 23 April 2015 at 08:23, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Capitalism is the ability to pass wealth

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-22 Thread LizR
On 23 April 2015 at 08:23, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Capitalism is the ability to pass wealth on to one's descendants. I'm sure there must be more to it than that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-22 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
. -Original Message- From: Alberto G. Corona agocor...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Apr 22, 2015 3:04 am Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? I do not read

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-22 Thread Alberto G. Corona
:07 PM Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? On 22 April 2015 at 10:38, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Riddley is correct. When people have their lower rungs

RE: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 7:19 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread Alberto G. Corona
@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I side with Matt Ridley where the wealthier people are, the more concerned about the environment.they become

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: You can't keep 7 billion people alive, much less happy, without both artificial fertilizer and monoculture. And that is what I mean when I say that modern environmentalists are not serious

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
On 22 April 2015 at 10:01, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: You can't keep 7 billion people alive, much less happy, without both artificial fertilizer and monoculture. And that is

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
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Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
to the manor born. Now back to milking the pigs. Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -Original Message- From: LizR lizj...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Apr 21, 2015 10:07 PM Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
10:38 PM Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? div id=AOLMsgPart_2_d995dd41-2b50-4df7-abc8-4eac719012b0 div dir=ltr I didn't say they didn't cut down forests, just that not being idiots, they kept the land

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
On 22 April 2015 at 13:02, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: As you can see sensible farmers may use both intercropping and crop rotation. (Oh but wait that means they don't need artificial non-sustrainable oil-based fertiliser, that

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
On 22 April 2015 at 10:38, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Riddley is correct. When people have their lower rungs satisfied, as in abe maslow's hierarchy of needs, then environment use becomes important- but not if you need fire wood to live.

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: A quick search revealed this... I'm pleased the cost of solar cells is coming down I really am, and I'm sure they will play their part in the future, but even if the price of solar cells falls to zero they would not replace coal or natural gas

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
They've hugely subsidised oil and nuclear, so I guess you're right. Although of no relevance. On 22 April 2015 at 13:24, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: A quick search revealed this... I'm pleased the cost of solar cells is coming

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? I didn't say they didn't cut down forests, just that not being idiots, they kept the land viable (or at least tried to). And they did it without modern fertilisers, obviously

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Apr 21, 2015 1:17 pm Subject: RE: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: As you can see sensible farmers may use both intercropping and crop rotation. (Oh but wait that means they don't need artificial non-sustrainable oil-based fertiliser, that won't do! Artificial fertilizer is expensive and yet in 2012 the

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-21 Thread LizR
*From:* everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto: everything-list@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *John Clark *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2015 7:19 PM *To:* everything-list@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread John Mikes
@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, April 18, 2015 2:49 PM *Subject:* Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? Who said that our present 'civilization'(?) is a FIRST one? We did not dicover (leading) precursors, true

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread LizR
On 20 April 2015 at 14:34, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: I don't think achieveability or truth or logic has anything to do with it. I think environmentalists tailor their message to scare their target audience as much as

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Apr 20, 2015 5:41 pm Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? On 21 April 2015 at 02:17, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread LizR
On 21 April 2015 at 11:11, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: I side with Matt Ridley where the wealthier people are, the more concerned about the environment.they become. You'd think they would, if they were rational, but I haven't yet seen any evidence

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread LizR
On 21 April 2015 at 02:17, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: The problem is that there isn't like there is not environmental damage, the problem is they use this as an excuse to regulate more. No technological solution all regulation. One name for these

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread LizR
Oops that should have been two-party system not teo On 21 April 2015 at 11:55, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 April 2015 at 11:11, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: I side with Matt Ridley where the wealthier people are, the more concerned about

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread John Clark
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I side with Matt Ridley where the wealthier people are, the more concerned about the environment.they become. You'd think they would, if they were rational, but I haven't yet seen any evidence for this. Plenty for the reverse,

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread Alberto G. Corona
I also was member of Greenpeace, until I saw how corrupt this people was. Shortly after the creation, it was infiltrated by the reds. They became useful idiots. And what happens with people that lie and exaggerate is that they are the first victims of their own lies. Now these movements are clubs

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-20 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? I also was member of Greenpeace, until I saw how corrupt this people was. Shortly after the creation, it was infiltrated by the reds. They became useful idiots. And what happens with people

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread LizR
Wow. Less than 1% of Swedish trash ends up in a landfill http://www.theplaidzebra.com/less-than-1-of-swedish-trash-ends-up-in-a-landfill/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread LizR
On 20 April 2015 at 06:48, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Civilization could never reboot if our present effete environmentalists were still calling the shots, but I don't think they would be. I hypothesize that in a post collapse world

RE: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:35 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread meekerdb
On 4/19/2015 4:42 PM, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com mailto:lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I think environmentalists tailor their message to their target audience, and to what they consider is achievable. I don't think achieveability or truth or logic has

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: I think environmentalists tailor their message to their target audience, and to what they consider is achievable. I don't think achieveability or truth or logic has anything to do with it. I think environmentalists tailor their message to

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: the Brazilian steel industry (the 9nth largest ranked producer in the world) utilizes sustainably produced (for the most part) charcoal to produce pig iron from iron ore. It's sustainable

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-19 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: I don't think achieveability or truth or logic has anything to do with it. I think environmentalists tailor their message to scare their target audience as much as possible, because without fear they would not have a job. You mean

RE: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
This may be of interest to some on this list: This piece speculates on how industrial civilization could hypothetically reboot on earth, in a post-apocalyptic resource depleted planet without readily available sources of stored fossil energy. One interesting factoid I gleaned from reading it

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: John Mikes jami...@gmail.com To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth? Who said that our present 'civilization

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread LizR
Oddly enough, I'm half way through reading his book - The Knowledge: How to rebuild our world from scratch. I don't mean in the way I'm half way through reading David Deutsch's Beginning of Infinity (more like 3/4 actually) - I put it down and never picked it up again (sorry David but the chapter

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread John Mikes
Who said that our present 'civilization'(?) is a FIRST one? We did not dicover (leading) precursors, true, but such negative is no positive. In our scientifically based views our civilization evolved from scratch. How did e.g. the insect societies evolve? Did termites etc. have the technology to

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread Alberto G. Corona
How did e.g. the insect societies evolve? Did termites etc. have the technology to calculte for their habitat-building? Termites don't smelt steel! Did they get streamlined into simplicity and we notivced them only as such, after OUR (mammal-based) civilization evolved (after the demise of the

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread Alberto G. Corona
I can't wait for my healthy solar car with pedals. By the way, In my small town I had a last generation bioprocessor that converted food waste into meat and saussage. Below, front view of the device: http://globe-views.com/dcim/dreams/pig/pig-03.jpg 2015-04-18 20:27 GMT+02:00 'Chris de

Re: Interesting speculation: Could an advanced industrial civilization emerge again from a post-collapse earth?

2015-04-18 Thread LizR
We also have last generation bioprocessors which turn waste gases into a host of useful materials and energy. On 19 April 2015 at 11:07, Alberto G. Corona agocor...@gmail.com wrote: I can't wait for my healthy solar car with pedals. By the way, In my small town I had a last generation