Jorj, thanks for your comments.
You dismiss published figures of lobbying by the oil industry. You dismiss the disastrous effect of self-regulation, and the economic and environmental impact of issues such as fracking for natural gas, or the Gulf oil spill. In your words, that's all "politics".
Fine.
You assert at considerable length that working from home will be energy-efficient. Nobody here ever questioned that.
But you neglect the underlying fact that most people cannot, and do not work from home. You state the issue as if it would be transformative, when aggregate figures of energy consumption are growing. Once again a poster invokes the myth of technology, the savior. Shall miners work from home? Loggers? Fishermen? Auto workers? Steel makers? Store clerks? Framers? Mechanics? Linemen? Soldiers, sailors and airmen? Nurses? Supervisors? Rail workers?
I respect your opinions, but your argument is not persuasive; the positive effect is acknowledged, but pales into insignificance against other aggregates. Your exaggeration of small (and potential) gains as indications of substantial progress is unrealistic. Many here align with your view that laissez-faire capitalism and technology will save us. We just need to sit back and let these magic forces do their work. We don't need to plan, we don't need to exercise prudence, we don't need to anticipate, we don't need to act. So say you and those aligned with you; in support you argue the transformative effect of technology and for example, working from home.
Insufficient by miles. I disagree, and so do the facts.
No offense is intended.
Jim |
