Reply #5: Breed not, want not [View All]

[Gregorian]

I'll just say that perhaps we can heat the homes with biomass, but where are those HOMES going to come from? That's all. Most existing homes have such a low heat constant, we spend a lot of energy just keeping them warm because of their outdated construction. At least biomass is renewable. But if we think about more than one thing at a time, the answer is much more complex than just our source of energy. These are nothing but stopgap attempts to make things look good for a little while. The problem is the population, "stupid". Stop breeding, and all of these problems just go away. Any other alternative is a futile struggle. Biomass, nuclear, solar, it's all just a patch. (With six billion, we need renewable energy. That's not the issue here.) And a patch that doesn't address the myriad of other problems like food, water, education, work, housing, health. Just where are these new houses going to come from? Our forests are already cut. And forests are not just a warehouse for wood products. I think this is the bigger issue. The other side of the coin. We need the photosynthesis. What good is biomass if we have no forests, or land for growing food. Already the central valley of California is no longer the massive garden that it used to be. I'm blown away that we can't seem to address this extremely important issue that is at the bottom of every problem. Noone wants to hear it. More often than not, even at DU, there will be a string of posts to follow my comments, that are less than willing to hear.