Are Americans really ready to give up their automobiles, stop buying throw away electronics? Are they ready to ditch economic growth for the environment? I don't believe most are. To really reduce global warming this existance we call society would be radically different then what most would accept.
The first thing that comes to mind is. If we humans are supposed to be reducing our energy needs then why is it everytime I hear that oil production is up. Or there has been an increase in housing or other development therefore a greater need for energy. All this is more and not less. Energy reduction/efficiency is a lie. The little bit of reduction in one area means an increase in another. We will never reduce if this keeps up. So as sad as it is for us now it can only be a good thing in the end.
There are other energy alternatives that never get developed because Oil is too much of a money maker. I understand that hemp would be an excellent alternative but of course the corporate's control the government and want to keep pumping that oil; keep those wars going and line their pockets.
I look forward to the end of oil. We may not all survive the chaos but mother earth will be better off.
I agree with what you are saying. It also seems that most people foolishly think that they can surf the net from home and type in anything that they want, or email anything they want and because they are in their "safe" home; inside an enclosed room. Psychologically it feels okay to share your thoughts through the computer and no one will know it's you! If that were only the case.
Of course you also have the same thing happen to employees at many companies when they are hooked to company networks. Sending emails using Microsoft Outlook, or a web based one (i.e; yahoo)or surfing the net. I wonder how many people will delete their emails and think that the company can't recover them. I know many are so innocent! We have Big Brother everywhere!
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Are Americans really ready to give up their automobiles, stop buying throw away electronics? Are they ready to ditch economic growth for the environment? I don't believe most are. To really reduce global warming this existance we call society would be radically different then what most would accept.
The first thing that comes to mind is. If we humans are supposed to be reducing our energy needs then why is it everytime I hear that oil production is up. Or there has been an increase in housing or other development therefore a greater need for energy. All this is more and not less. Energy reduction/efficiency is a lie. The little bit of reduction in one area means an increase in another. We will never reduce if this keeps up. So as sad as it is for us now it can only be a good thing in the end. There are other energy alternatives that never get developed because Oil is too much of a money maker. I understand that hemp would be an excellent alternative but of course the corporate's control the government and want to keep pumping that oil; keep those wars going and line their pockets. I look forward to the end of oil. We may not all survive the chaos but mother earth will be better off.
I agree with what you are saying. It also seems that most people foolishly think that they can surf the net from home and type in anything that they want, or email anything they want and because they are in their "safe" home; inside an enclosed room. Psychologically it feels okay to share your thoughts through the computer and no one will know it's you! If that were only the case. Of course you also have the same thing happen to employees at many companies when they are hooked to company networks. Sending emails using Microsoft Outlook, or a web based one (i.e; yahoo)or surfing the net. I wonder how many people will delete their emails and think that the company can't recover them. I know many are so innocent! We have Big Brother everywhere!
Microsoft where's my companies rebate since we lose some of the functionality that what we had paid for!!!