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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The main thing for individuals to do is to try to work towards self-sufficiency in their at home lives. Of perhaps equal importance, is helping others in your neighborhood, or community, work together to increase their group self-sufficiency.
It probably is impossible for most to become totally self-sufficient, but almost all of us can take major steps in that direction.
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First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted
as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
Truth only reveals itself
when one gives up
all preconceived ideas.
Shoseki
If a thousand old beliefs
were ruined
in our march to truth
we must still march on.
Stopford Brooke
All great truths begin
as blasphemies.
George Bernard Shaw
Annajanska, 1919
In a time of universal deceit
telling the truth
is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
The trouble about man
is twofold.
He cannot learn truths
which are too complicated;
he forgets truths
which are too simple.
Rebecca West
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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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