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[Cal.]

Yep. We like doing more and more things with the same amount of energy. But
fact is we need more.

Saving megawatts won't give us gigawatts. And costly fuel wont push
research for renewable energy, but for cheaper fuel.

We can have fuel from oil fields, we can have fuel from sugar; sugar is
renewable, good; also contains carbon, bad. It's not about energy
efficiency, when nearly every engine on earth is a combustion one.

I'm not saying this is not a problem, just is not as simple as that.
Il giorno 13/ago/2012 02:07, "Richard Stallman" <rms at gnu.org> ha scritto:

>     > -- people will arrange
>     > to use less fuel of whatever kind.
>
>     That is suicidal.
>
>     Fuel is just energy,
>
> So many mistakes in so few words!
>
> Fuel to burn is only one kind of energy.  As fuel gets expensive,
> people invest in other energy sources such as renewables.  This is why
> it is ok if all kinds of fuel become more expensive.
>
> Meanwhile, there is tremendous opportunity for doing the same jobs
> with less energy.  It just takes an investment in energy efficiency.
> Amory Lovins has written extensively about how cheap it is to produce
> lots of "negawatts" -- savings of energy due to increased efficiency.
> As the cost of energy goes up, people will make these investments.
>
> Of course, government policies can facilitate or impede these changes.
> Nonetheless, expensive fuel is an important motivating factor.
>
> Finally, we may need to stop doing some of the things we now do.  The
> consequences of global heating will force many people to stop doing
> things they now do.  It will force many to stop living.  Global
> heating is damaging food production and swamping low-lying land.
> The sacrifices to limit global heating may be painful but they will
> be less painful than the consequences of global heating.
>
> --
> Dr Richard Stallman
> President, Free Software Foundation
> 51 Franklin St
> Boston MA 02110
> USA
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> Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
>   Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call
>
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