Wind requires a large carbon input to get a return, I assume solar on a large scale also does. True? Anyone?

If I read PCI correctly, they said that no anticipated combination of energy solutions could totally replace what is in the process of being lost. Energy density as well as return on investment is simply too low, and those pesky laws of thermodynamics are the reason why. But any informed adjustment will be better than denial and fantasy. Catastrophe is a relative thing, and some are worse than others. Each life is precious to its owner and one thing I especially like about the Post Carbon Institute is the sense of equity in how to approach universal problems. This is what democracy should ensure, but we see that even in the public arena of health care and other pending issues there is no universal call for equity in our “democracy”. Still, every step we take towards it and towards a realistic view of our predicament, the better off we are, the better off someone, somewhere is.

By the way, I don’t have a way of making an attachment to blog postings, but I located a book review in a journal called “Austral Ecology” of a new book about the collapse and transformation of our world from an evolutionary perspective. Guy McPherson used his library connections at UA to get me the pdf file of the book review, which is pertinent. If anyone wants the review in pdf form, contact me at stanmooregabboon@yahoo.com and I can send it directly as an attachment to a private email. I think the review is worth reading, and wish I had access to the book itself.

Stan Moore

Thanks for the link to the Post Carbon letter to Obama. I agree with the thrust of their argument, however, I have read other places that even if we were to start today and ramp up to the equivalent of a war footing (ala WWII) we still may not be able to get there from here. Post Carbon says that distributed solar and wind is the only answer to achieving a sustainable energy future. Such a future would also be a green future in that it would be less destructive than our current energy paradigm. However, some of the experts are telling us that the cost, in resources (rare earths, lithium, etc.) and money (we are trillions in debt—a debt that we will never be able to pay off) is beyond what we (USA) can afford. I hope Post Carbon is not peddling magical thinking like Obama Inc. surely is.

Michael Irving

Is it true that human flesh tastes like chicken?

Frank Mezek

Frank Mezek