I agree with you on the fact that society has to reduce their
consumption levels, consumerism and materialism are sick
ideologies. But the reasons which we do it are flawed. And besides
why do you think corporations spend billions every year
advertising. In addition anthropogenic CO2 (around 0.0068%) gases
do not affect climate, 98% of GHG is water vapour.
In Al Gore's so-called Inconvenient Truth, he states
that there is a complex relationship between CO2 and temperature.
But he doesnt go on to state it. The complex relationship is that
CO2 levels lag temperatures, according to ice core records, by
about 800 years. Immediately, that makes him a corporate shrill who
is pushing a carbon tax to fill corporate coffers.
The way I see it, stabilising Africa is a danger to be
prevented. The exploitation of the natives and natural resources
can only continue if African countries, for instance the Congo, are
divided and in turmoil. That why the people or any nationalistic
leaders cannot use the country's natural resources for national
development. Divide and Rule, a classic tactic from the age of
colonialism. In fact, from 2001-2003, the UN put together 3 reports
that blame the chaos in Congo on about 100 corporations, if anyone
still doubts that fact.
Well, I am also unable to completely interpret that report, but
one thing I can derive is that EGS offers huge potential. I'm no
engineer, I cannot argue about the technical details that EGS
involves. But I do know that sofar, discussion about renewable
energy sources like geothermal, wind, solar, wave and tidal are
very scarce in the MSM. If there is one incentive for corporations
to suppress such information, its because of control. Fossil
fuels/biofuels/hydrogen/nuclear are technologies that make people
and countries dependent on energy companies. Imagine if every house
in the world was energy self-sufficient, these corporations wouldnt
make any money at all.
More than 100 years ago, Nikola Tesla offered humanity unlimited
energy by tapping the EM energy in the atmosphere. Upon his death,
his work was hushed up and he fell into obscurity. Given how much
is being covered up by the MSM and public awareness, it is likely
that energy independence is a danger to be averted when we can
achieve it.
I spend everyday reading the articles on
http://www.theoildrum.com/
Coincidentally there is an article today on geothermal plants.I
find it excellent reading because there are quite a few professors
who post on it and can explain quite well in technical details on
what will work and why.
The main disagreement i have in your logic is that you treat the
corporations like some monolithic group mind bent on world
domination while i believe they are the ugly manifestation of our
primitive instincts - the inability to identify needs and wants.
They are not united as you believe, but it is also their united
stubborn need to keep what they have that's causing the troubles in
the world.
While i agree in America there is this trend, because the
corporate lobbies do not want to lose profits from the move from
fossil fuels. I do not share your belief that current alternate
fuel technologies can even come close to matching the output from
fossil fuels. Nikola Tesla merely claimed that the theory was
workable, he could not give the evidence to support, the same with
the claim of cold fusion.
And even if we had the technology, our lifestyle will have to
make massive changes to accommodate the transition. And this is
impossible in a democracy, especially a mature one. Because in a
democracy, the fools will always outnumber the intelligent.