Re: [Vo]:Solar thermal and the book "The Long Emergency"

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:38 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I do not have the exact numbers handy but I have >looked up the amount of energy it takes to mine and manufacture >uranium fuel compared to the energy produced by the fuel, and the >numbers are quite favorable co

[Vo]:Solar thermal and the book "The Long Emergency"

I read part of a book recently (a free sample on Kindle!) titled "The Long Emergency" by James Kunstler. Based on the first chapter and the reviews, I gather the author thinks that alternative energy such as wind or solar will not suffice to maintain modern, high-tech, high energy civilization