Instead they and the rest of us selfish idiots had to fúck up the climate, which will put paid to any notion of self-sufficiency.
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I think it would take quite a bit more then that and of course you couldn't change over the whole fleet at once. A lot of suburban commuters would need to move closer to their jobs or at least to a mass transit hub. Plenty of room for improvement though.PS_RalphW wrote:The US would only need to improve vehicle efficiency to current European new car standards for it become a net oil exporter on current production.
If everyone in the US drove the smallest car on the market that they actually need, they would be a top 5 exporting nation.
Well, then they've no need to export their armed forces. They may as well keep them for domestic use.the USA still has vast mineral and fossil fuel resources as well as potential for considerable renewable energy sources. Add that into the fact that the US could cut consumption dramatically with little net harm and they will be in pretty good shape compared to almost any other country you can mention.
Their present and recent deployments are what allows us to live "in the manner to which we have grown accustomed". Even the UK receives benefits that most Brits seem unaware of.Tarrel wrote:Well, then they've no need to export their armed forces. They may as well keep them for domestic use.the USA still has vast mineral and fossil fuel resources as well as potential for considerable renewable energy sources. Add that into the fact that the US could cut consumption dramatically with little net harm and they will be in pretty good shape compared to almost any other country you can mention.
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Quite correct. We have helped develop and install the most opressive surveilance system in history. The Stasi dreamt of what we've got. The US will now buy in the expertise to adopt the same thing over there. Homeland Security is such a comforting phrase....vtsnowedin wrote:Their present and recent deployments are what allows us to live "in the manner to which we have grown accustomed". Even the UK receives benefits that most Brits seem unaware of.Tarrel wrote:Well, then they've no need to export their armed forces. They may as well keep them for domestic use.the USA still has vast mineral and fossil fuel resources as well as potential for considerable renewable energy sources. Add that into the fact that the US could cut consumption dramatically with little net harm and they will be in pretty good shape compared to almost any other country you can mention.
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