In a World Short Of Oil, Provisions Must Be Made
Mr. Wissner of Middleville Stocks Up on Rice, Gold; No Faith in a 'Techno Fix'
Wall Street Journal; Page A1
January 26, 2008
By NEIL KING JR.
MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. -- It was around midnight one evening in November when
Aaron Wissner shot up in bed, jolted awake by a fear: He wasn't fully ready for the
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These are just a few of the things I think about. I don't think about peak oil per se, but about the lameness of our System of systems and how much waste is involved with it. http://www.storyofstuff.com
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I'm doubtful about the extreme long term use of electric vehicles.
In the short term, I suspect they will become increasingly popular. Using the home renewable energy electricity generating system is certainly something that some people will be able to do. I think it is extremely unlikely that we'd ever be able to replace all cars with electric cars and home power systems. Not only would it take decades, but we're going to want to spend most of our resources proping up the food distribution system.
I like the "advanced technologies" ideas. Again, probably short to mid term techno-fixes, but they would certainly be interesting to see. Someone told me of a very low cost car, planned to be sold in India, that will use compressed air as an energy storage device. I'll have to try to find the article on this sometime.
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