tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019158538745273587.post2480959826493614946..comments2023-10-24T04:14:03.444-06:00Comments on Manufactured Gods from the Third World: 'Fugees from a third world, environmentally stressed countryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019158538745273587.post-16878643442106484192007-06-07T12:49:00.000-06:002007-06-07T12:49:00.000-06:00Frank said, "I'm guessing it will be easier to bui...Frank said, "I'm guessing it will be easier to build a comfy habitat on an artificial island, or an inhospitable desert..."<BR/><BR/>This is a good point. Perhaps 'reclaiming' these barren areas post-collapse will be good practice for the space colonization that I still insist will have to come eventually.LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844904529273489063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019158538745273587.post-58396333344895904982007-06-07T12:43:00.000-06:002007-06-07T12:43:00.000-06:00A couple of comments:1. At least in the next few h...A couple of comments:<BR/><BR/>1. At least in the next few hundred years, I'm guessing it will be easier to build a comfy habitat on an artificial island, or an inhospitable desert than anywhere our spacecraft can fly to. <BR/><BR/>3. And implementing a carbon tax is "politically, a dog that just don't hunt?"<BR/><BR/>5. Energy consumers have a way of compensating (and often overcompensating) for efficiency improvements. If that weren't the case, CAFE would've lowered our per-capita gasoline consumption. In reality, we just drive more.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161922589325628038noreply@blogger.com