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Quote by: Athena Why did you pick such a stupid argument? |
because of this stupid argument you posted suggesting that economic development is actually a bad thing.
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Quote by: Athena Of course the problem is energy. But what we have done is kind of like having enough dinner for 6 people and inviting the whole town for dinner. We slit our throats, by spreading industrialization before the energy issue was resolved. When there is not enough to share, perhaps we shouldn't have made whole world dependent on what there isn't enough of? |
here's some reality for you - we NEVER would have solved the energy issue if it never became an issue.. did people really give a damn in the '90's when gas was under a dollar/gallon in some places? hell no. i wonder if even you, with all your utopian naivete, were really fixated on the issue back then.
oil is by far one of the cheapest forms of energy and no other alternative energy comes close to oil's economic efficacy. the simple truth is that oil prices need to go even higher in order for people with money to get serious about investing in alternative energies.. and those who can will consume less oil because they don't want to pay for it. also, alternative energy companies have made substantial progress in these technologies over the past several years (i know because i invest in some of those companies), but they still have a long way to go.
and we also need this to become a leading national issue, because i think that the government will have to provide some financial assistance to help overhaul our oil-based infrastructure.
plus, this "need to reduce" consumption is such a hollow argument.. you think we're going to make india and china stop developing? good luck with that one.