Just asking ... this summer was supposed to be a big summer for OWS. Is that totally gone now? n/t

[MADem]

260. I like wind and solar. It works. The trick is to make it accessible.

And EASY. And affordable.

The oil producing nations need an alternative, too. It's not just the stuff that drives their engines, it's what pays for the food on their plate and the roof over their heads.

If we came up with an engine that ran on sand, Saudi Arabia would be set...but that is unlikely to happen, and what the hell else do they have? A once-a-year tourist industry, and oil. Venezuela? Hugo makes ALL of his grandiose promises with OIL. These OPEC types need to think downstream, because even though no one on this board is ever going to see that 'peak oil' last drop that some people insist is right around the corner, eventually the source will cease to be viable. You have a shitload of people with no way to make a living, and they get pissed. When people have nothing left to lose, they can become like a cornered snake.

We had a "Greed Era" not all that long ago, as well. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. Then there was the Big Crash, the slow crawl back, the Big War (part 2) that fired up the engines of industry, and the (Cold War) Peace and Prosperity Baby Booming Aftermath.

I hope we can figure it out without having to go through that Big War shit.