tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post6042285604127463403..comments2024-03-05T18:52:45.093+09:00Comments on Kurashi - News From Japan: Setsuden, Not Teiden: The Cry From Japan, Advice Please!Martin J Fridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14537556834410284837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post-17619275173456422822011-05-22T02:13:22.965+09:002011-05-22T02:13:22.965+09:00Thank You for your concern for public utility and ...Thank You for your concern for public utility and service. Govts to harness solar energy for power requirements. Is it not ? Thank You again for sharing so analytical and gathering public opinion for social cause.Ifinder Ifindi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03621334866239360699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post-44505582013048537072011-05-12T22:54:13.695+09:002011-05-12T22:54:13.695+09:00PS - and if the idea is for "households"...PS - and if the idea is for "households" to reduce consumption of electricity so that the likes of Toyota can build more cars, then I think we are screwed. <br /><br />The energy issue must be approached from a clean slate with everything on the table including our economic paradigm.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post-82519123570636831982011-05-12T22:49:07.234+09:002011-05-12T22:49:07.234+09:00Magical. Edward Hopper's "The Diner"...Magical. Edward Hopper's "The Diner" is used to good effect in that clip.<br /><br />Learn how much your electrical conveniences use. Shut them down as often as possible. I discovered our toilet seat used a lot - turned the seat warmer off, and put the water spray on a switch so it only warms when required. (It saves paper, so is ok to use in my opinion.) We don't use the AC no matter what - haven't for 7 years. Yes, it gets hot, but before AC was invented people survived. We can too.<br /><br /><br />Pachinko and such - we can easily say "shut em down". A lot businesses which are counter to public interest or the environment likewise. Disneyland for example uses as much electricity as something like 50,000 homes. Car factories, steel mills, etc contribute to global warming as well as vacuuming up energy and natural resources.<br /><br />But then there are the jobs. Much of he energy problem is due to our consumer culture and the manufacturing of "goods" (cars) and "services" (Disneyland etc) it requires. If we base our decisions solely on electricity use, we could put vast numbers of people out of work. It is a bit of a conundrum, is it not?<br /><br />This isn't just a temporary problem, either. Fossil fuels are becoming more scarce and expensive and are also destroying the biosphere. Uranium is finite as well, and potentially very dangerous. If we shut down nuclear plants without reducing demand, the fossil fuels will be used to fill the void and cause even more damage to the biosphere.<br /><br />So how do we cope? How do we do the balancing act of powering down to truly sustainable levels - levels far lower than most people understand to be necessary? <br /><br />How do we determine and agree on which industries are necessary and worth saving and which are a net loser for us?<br /><br />Not an easy task at all. Certainly, though, the "free" market will not help us. And in the end, "nature bats last". There will be no reprieve. No second chance. <br /><br />Advice? Indeed. We don't have much time to figure this out.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.com