George, I'm answering you here too. I meant with things like computers advancing as quickly as they are, cell phones coming out with new technology almost daily, DVD/Blu-ray players constantly being updated, etc. etc. Pop culture entertainment technology. No one like a smart ass, Chukpike.
Computers, cell phones, blue-ray players. What do they have in common?
They all use power.
New technology is great, but it is not reducing the demand for power.
You need to get a sense of humor. Your idea the entertainment industry will solve the energy situation was hilarious. I have worked in the industry and one fact you are probably not aware of is, when making movies, TV shows, and etc, the entertainment industry is considered a gross polluter. For effects we
burn old oil releasing it into the atmosphere.
Paying more and sustaining the only planet on which humans can live seems like an even trade off to me.
I am glad you are willing to pay more, as you will have no choice, Too bad you are not paying the bills now. Might want to ask your parents how they feel about.
I am resigned to paying more for energy.
I was answering wolfens post suggesting renewable energy should be cheaper because wind is free. The wind may be, but the method for converting it to power is not.
Hokie, I would not be able to survive in this world without a car, and you'd be hard pressed to find someone who could. But I do bike around town, and carpool whenever possible. The day I can afford a Nissan Cube, I'll buy one. Hell, by that time, there will probably be alternative fuel sources. I do drive a car, but I am also conscious of what that car is doing to the earth, and I despise it.
Just shows how self centered people can be.
We just think we can not survive with out a car.
I will be leaving on a trip next week. I am going to drive across the Midwest, starting in So Cal and going as far east and north as Iowa and then down through Missouri and into Arkansas. Then head back through Oklahoma and on to California. Maybe 4,000 miles.
Could I survive without the trip, sure but I don't want to. So I will spend what it costs and have fun doing it.
You are a college student. You
can't survive without a car?:lol:
Well over
half the population of the world survives with out having a car.