Letters to the Editor
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Leverage Science
Kuntsler is great. Odd his first book was on the failure of the suburbs, and it was about community and architecture. But the books fit well.
Yes, we have to leverage the scientific discoveries we have, which gives us an advantage over 400 years ago or 100 years ago. But that will still mean returning to some older methodologies. I don't see a contradiction. I don't think science will be able to solve all our problems, or provide the incredible energy of oil. When I bicycle to work, am I returning to the "past?" That way of looking at things is just plain lame.
For instance, the World Bank has made Bangledesh an export economy that sends shrimp to London, while Bangledeshi's stave. This will have to be overthrown. The Bangledeshi's will get to eat ... shrimp, if the hurricaines don't get them first. They live below sea level and they have ruined the protective mangroves to raise ... shrimp.
I again point to Cuba as a laboratory in the real world of a whole country dealing with peak oil ... now. And they don't have solar powered tractors yet. Of course, in the U.S. we would hope to have more assets than poor countries - after all we raped them for it.
How about this, we can raise fresh water Tilapia fish in tanks ... in the basement. I understand they are vegetarian, and produce 1.8 output to every 1 input. They are not endangered. Science!