[Peakoil] Four corners

[Michael Honey]

On 11/07/2006, at 10:31 AM, Shane S wrote:

> Leaving out any mention of a grab bag of possible "green" techno- 
> fixes also helps avoid giving the impression that we have lots of  
> choices about replacing our current rate of energy consumption.
>
> The more immediate issues are in my opinion related to our  
> unsustainable economic situation, with real estate overvaluation,  
> personal debt, stagnating wages, incipient inflation, offshoring of  
> jobs etc all ready to combine with the fundamental problems of  
> energy prices.

Good points. The realisation that the fixes aren't technological but  
behavioural/structural is one which is alien to our culture. I'm not  
sure how to motivate that undertanding, beyond asking everyone to  
grow up and think a bit harder.
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