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By: Nathan - Electric Cars and Solar Powered Homes: Possible Solutions To Stop Global Warming!

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:03:39 +0000

Laurel,

I think that the root of the problems we face lie not in our economic model, though I’m all for changing our economic model! I think the center of it is our inner motivation and world view, which is heavily shaped by our economic model.

I see myself constantly striving and wanting things I do not have, instead of feeling satisfied with my current situation and I see many others in the same situation. We tend to focus our attention on the world around us, instead of focusing on how we can change inside to be more satisfied regardless of our surroundings.

I believe that if we can find ways to be satisfied, regardless of our circumstances, then we will have the discipline that is needed to live more sustainably.

Nathan
P.S. I live in a community that’s striving to be sustainable called Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, so I’m working on the living more sustainbly part.

By: rdl

rdl — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:31:16 +0000

To me atomic is fine if we can agree on the disposal problem. The new plants just off the drawing boards are a far cry from the TMI types. And I lived 15 miles away when THAT event took place, so I’m not predisposed toward nuclear. Also we need to curb our appetites. Why do we need a 2 tone vehicle to get a loaf of bread or drop a kid off somewhere? Conservation still has a long way to go. Regarding oil, the buzz seems to be that diesels will make a big comeback around 2008. Newly developing emission controls will be in place and there should be a dramatic increase in mpgs.

By: Langabi.name Blog » Why “Peak Oil” isn’t what really worries me

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 02:18:23 +0000

[...] ownhill from there. This post follows from my post on Price Elasticity of Oil, as well as this post on blogwaffe, and a whole collection of excellent, but scary, posts on Ted Brenner’ [...]

By: MDA

MDA — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:46:45 +0000

I think you’re supposed to put my trackback URI into your blog somewhere when you’re writing your post. I don’t know how to do that in b2evolution.

It could also be that trackbacks are broken on my site. I’ve never used them. I’ll poke about a bit.

By: Griztown

Griztown — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:38:49 +0000

How do you use these stupid trackbacks?

By: Griztown

Griztown — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:17:40 +0000

Posting on my blog

By: adam

adam — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:49:55 +0000

If it gets down to cannibalism, my guess is that MDA doesn’t need to worry about that list. *evil grin*

By: Brendan Hammond

Brendan Hammond — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:51:03 +0000

At least one American is thinking ahead.

By: xaosseed

xaosseed — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:10:47 +0000

Sorry – to return to the original post: MDA, you’re not paranoid. Soon it will be down to whether you starve, or eat your housemates.

Best draw up a list. And lay on spices.

By: xaosseed

xaosseed — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:08:52 +0000

First off, at the very least I demand a taste test before one or the other of us gets a ‘prime long pig’ label stuck on their head. Probably should run two, with and without spices.

I don’t know what its like in the States, but there simply isn’t the land available over here for everyone who’s currently in the cities to just ‘move to the country’ and set up a small holding. And much what is isn’t productive (back breaking daily labour, as I mentioned).

See this is the sticking point I keep coming to in my head, some places will be fine, will barely notice anything because as a region they can grow plenty of food, have all the existing infrastructure. Huge conurbations, like NYC, Tokyo utterly dependent on external food supplies (ignoring the power requirements to make multilevel habitation feasible) and the citizens will want to move to the places where there is food.