07-08-2010, 04:48 PM
Hi,
But we do. What we can't do is have sufficient cheap energy and an unlimited population simultaneously. And energy isn't the only thing that applies to. We're seeing a shortage of water throughout the world. Many cannot get enough food.
But energy? Have you ever considered the amount of energy just in the sun light that strikes Earth? The energy in tides, in wind, in geo hot spots, in wind, in hydro? The energy available by intelligent usage of fission? And the huge potential in fusion?
The problem is not energy. It is how we generate that energy. The lack of development over the last fifty years. The suppression of nuclear power through ignorance and politics.
Of course, another aspect of the problem is portable energy. To date, there is no complete replacement for petroleum. But electricity will cover a lot of the commute and daily run around. It would also cover a lot of long distance transport and local public transportation by using electrically powered trains.
No, there is no shortage of energy, there is no reason to base the long term planning on freezing in the winter and sweating in the summer. But it is going to take development, deployment and intelligence to solve the problem. Not sacrifice.
--Pete
(07-08-2010, 10:26 AM)eppie Wrote: The thing is that we for some reason think we have some god given right to have cheap energy.
But we do. What we can't do is have sufficient cheap energy and an unlimited population simultaneously. And energy isn't the only thing that applies to. We're seeing a shortage of water throughout the world. Many cannot get enough food.
But energy? Have you ever considered the amount of energy just in the sun light that strikes Earth? The energy in tides, in wind, in geo hot spots, in wind, in hydro? The energy available by intelligent usage of fission? And the huge potential in fusion?
The problem is not energy. It is how we generate that energy. The lack of development over the last fifty years. The suppression of nuclear power through ignorance and politics.
Of course, another aspect of the problem is portable energy. To date, there is no complete replacement for petroleum. But electricity will cover a lot of the commute and daily run around. It would also cover a lot of long distance transport and local public transportation by using electrically powered trains.
No, there is no shortage of energy, there is no reason to base the long term planning on freezing in the winter and sweating in the summer. But it is going to take development, deployment and intelligence to solve the problem. Not sacrifice.
--Pete
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