'Power failures reveal a deep truth: the earth's resources are irrevocably finite'
Examines power failures and how they reveal that the western way of life cannot be replicated across the world until changes are made. Outrage over the blackout in New York City and much of the East coast; Why we have learned to think that our energy-intensive societies are normal; Belief that our w...
| Publicado en: | New Statesman Vol. 132; no. 4654; pp. 27 - 30 |
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| Formato: | Resumen |
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New Statesman Ltd.
9/8/2003
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| Sumario: | Examines power failures and how they reveal that the western way of life cannot be replicated across the world until changes are made. Outrage over the blackout in New York City and much of the East coast; Why we have learned to think that our energy-intensive societies are normal; Belief that our way of life can be replicated around the world; Limits to human ambitions; Talk of new sources of energy to replace oil; Fragility of our way of thinking. |
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