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This is a very sobering article. The US seems to be very much the credit-junkie of the world. When junkies can't buy anymore then the dealers go bust. The American economy is very overstretched. What this means in practical terms is that it will retain an appearance of strength right up until the ti...

Solar might not be as useful in England as in Australia. There's no shortage of sunlight here, but I believe the English/European climate is rainy and unpredicatable compared to ours. Surely wind generation is much more appropriate. I believe that wind is making massive strides in Europe. Could one ...

When I first heard of nano-solar voltaics earlier in the year I was delighted.

Just how much more efficent are they?

Are they truly on sale in the UK?

What do they cost?

The creation of a new civilisation will require a massive effort, a mobilisation of effort in a collective cause we have not seen since the Second World War. We have a generation or two at the most to achieve it. We must begin to use less fuel for frivilous self-indulgence and direct all our efforts...

I can see that this nuclear thing is a major point of contention here. I would, as I have said, like to go straight to renewables, but if this isn't possible, and there was not other choice, I would consent to it for the sake of a future sustainable world. I realise that this would burden us with a ...

Hi Damien, Thanks for your interest in and patience with a brash newcomer. As regards nuclear: Ideally no, but we don't live in an ideal world. We all know the drawbacks of nuclear power, so I won't insult anyone's intelligence by repeating them here. So if a century or so of nuclear power is the pr...

Well that's good news about the Cubans. We could all sit around all day rehersing plays and making hand-carved wooden computers. I'll follow up those websites you provided and tell you what I think. :) The Roman/Byzantine thing goes deeper. It is my belief that the Roman Empire essentially perished ...

I know that starting a new thread straight away is a sign of being a troll; I am so encouraged by your kind reception that I will to proceed with my pontifications. No doubt there is little original here that has not been discussed many times before, but I hope you might find my particular twist ent...

Thanks to all. Yes, Americans are such loud, blustering and quarrelsome people. I'm sometimes convinced that come PO they'll all shoot each other and leave a nice empty continent for the rest of us to settle. :shock: A special hello to GD, who guided me out of Mordor to this Lothlorien. :D Since you...

My name is Macsporan and I am an Australian of Scottish descent. I have just joined so I thought I'd introduce myself. I learned of PO earlier this year and have been posting with the US site peakoil.com. I learned much but the place is sadly infested wit Doomers who are all about total catastrophe ...