Environment & Energy

NoOneMan

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1. The worst it gets, the more oil we will have to burn to fight it

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 05:42 PM

Nov 2012

Man will develop more and more complex methods of keeping the water at bay, increasing crop yields in droughts and rebuilding environment-cause destruction. All this activity will require energy, and it will all be subject to diminishing returns the more we throw at it. Are we going to always have enough energy to keep this up, keep mouths full, and keep growing (excluding growth in the industry of building dykes)? And whats all that consumption mean to the environment?

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The worst it gets, the more oil we will have to burn to fight it NoOneMan Nov 2012 #1

Your title makes absolutely no sense. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #2

We will have magic energy to power the cranes? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #4

Ever heard of alternative fuels? /snark AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #5

Do you know how many veggies you need to feed the tractors that exploit the earth's resources NoOneMan Nov 2012 #6

There you go again with the "infinite" schtick. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #9

A few things: NoOneMan Nov 2012 #11

..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #12

Well, NoOneMan Nov 2012 #13

Thinking about biofuel NoOneMan Nov 2012 #14

Yes unfortunately, that does seem to be the case. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #3

As it becomes more and more overtly evident people will... NoOneMan Nov 2012 #8

The North Europeans get it pscot Nov 2012 #7

Yes, indeed. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #10