[Grovenet] Energy requirements (was America's Trillion-Dollar Baby)

[Meredith Bliss]

On Friday 26 January 2007 10:15, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> ... If we want people to react positively, they need to know
> what to do to succeed, and that begins with answering the question, "How
> much energy do we need to thrive?"

I don't know how you could even begin to answer that without first asking what 
it means to thrive. Does thriving mean building absurd cities in the desert 
like Phoenix that require vast amounts of energy just to pump in the water 
from far away places? Does thriving mean driving single-occupancy Hummers 100 
miles each way to work every day? The problem is trying to satisfy our 
alienation with things: it won't work, but it will sure burn up a lot of 
energy. If thriving means finding satisfaction with what's available, then 
your need for energy will be much less.

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