I'm much more concerned with a system-wide failure of GPS than oil
supply. If oil supply was really that critical they wouldn't be
killing the BP well... Supply failure will occur, but as always,
humankind will adapt. A sudden catastrophic failure of GPS ontheother
hand...
AG
On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> As with flying, we will have to do more with less ... or merely do
>> less.
>
> As with most things, there seem to be two kinds of people on this list
> -- and in this world -- those who think we can continue on
> indefinitely as we have (and who damn those who suggest otherwise),
> and those who think we're approaching systemic failure of multiple,
> interacting resources and institutions that we depend upon for our
> very survival.
>
> To me, it comes down to "the precautionary principle," and also the
> positive economics of alternatives. For example, the Hirsch Report
> says that the jobs created to mitigate global climate change will
> generate more economic activity than the "business as usual" that SOME
> SAY could result in catastrophic environmental failure, and OTHERS SAY
> could result in catastrophic economic failure.
>
> Last I checked, you can't have an economy without an environment, so
> the precautionary principle says let's gear up for mitigation and
> environmental jobs. The worst that could happen in such a case would
> be that it will have been unnecessary, and instead of oil barons,
> we'll have solar panel barons. I'll take that bet.
>
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> I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances
> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the
> life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in
> common hours. -- Henry David Thoreau
> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
>
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