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Environment & Energy

NoOneMan

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4. We will have magic energy to power the cranes?

Reply to AverageJoe90 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 07:28 PM

Nov 2012

Will we fuel the mining vehicles (that pull up resources we need for building things) with smiles and happiness?

Hell, even our crop yields are subsidized with oil, with no realistic path towards sustainable agriculture (oxymoron) that feeds 8 to 9 billion people. Maybe we can fertilize the corn crops with hope and change.

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Climate change evident across Europe, says report [View all] xchrom Nov 2012 OP

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