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Michel Foster wrote ....
>I have to agree with you about that, although I am sentimentally
attached to
>the idea of everyone having a hydrogen generator in his back yard, the >energy being provided by one or more of my el cheapo fresnels, natch. Individual self contained units for home use may become more fact than
fiction.
Recent events spawned by a couple of really rowdy girls named Katrina
and Rita have caused some serious rethinking about what represents a " response
" to disasters.
In Texas, county by county, leadership have learned rapid
response can only be achieved at the most local level. FEMA' s response is.. "
that is not our job". When asked what their job is.. they reply , long
range planning.
In our county ( Fayette) of approx 20,000 , we received a huge influx of
Houston area residents escaping "Rita". The county was overwhelmed, stores ran
out of food, gas, water, etc. The Churches came to the rescue opening
their activities buildings and kitchens. They brought in food, fed and sheltered
the stranded. One church was visited by the Red Cross and FEMA , who ordered
them to close the shelter because it was not " certified" , The church folks
were told they would have to dispose of ,or send the food back home.
The week after ,FEMA was asked if they would ship in some MRE's to store at
the county level for future emergencies and were told they would " consider
sending 1000 meals". One thousand meals ready to eat will feed 1000 people one
meal. This is the type of long range planning by FEMA ??? Forget depending
on FEMA, get a backyard solar powered H generator for survival
>The rampant technophobia that has gripped the industrialized world, >parading as environmentalism.. Kind of amusing that about all the Kyoto treaty has produced is a
market for the sale of pollution credits swapped between various nation's
industrial polluters. Spawned a whole new industry.
Richard
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