<Peak Oil and Senegal The Oil Drum DrumBeat: April 14, 2007>

296 comments on The ELP Plan: Economize; Localize & Produce

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AlanfromBigEasy on April 13, 2007 - 12:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

As long as France has her nuclear reactors and the Foreign Legion to help gather uranium, I would not fear for the French grid.

France has a lot of things going for her post-Peak Oil, not least of which is the Foreign Legion.

OTOH, political stability is a historic problem.

Best Hopes for France,

Alan

And thanks for the help after Katrina. If only Washington had the attitude of Paris... Viva la France :-)

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The Welsh Dwarf on April 13, 2007 - 12:44pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The reactors are great short term, and it's true that the electric rail is a real bonus, OTOH, the country is fairly big, which means a large grid. ATM repairs are fairly rapid, but in a doomer scenario, the shear size of the thing would be it's undoing, so it's good to have, but also good to keep safeguards ready.

Also, you can't eat current, and France's economy is still largely services based, which is as anti-ELP as you can get.

I don't think anywhere will escape PO unscathed.

David

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alistairC on April 13, 2007 - 7:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Largely service-based economy, yet more than self-sufficient in food. Farming is not, in general, on a huge industrial scale, but likely to be sustainable as long as there's enough fuel to run modest sized tractors.

Alistair (living in the Massif Central)

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The Welsh Dwarf on April 14, 2007 - 5:15am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

True true,

Also the markets will help feed a lot of people (by market I mean small gathering of farmers in the town square, not the other kind ;) )

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TenThousandMileMargin on April 14, 2007 - 9:47am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

As long as France has her nuclear reactors and the Foreign Legion to help gather uranium, I would not fear for the French grid.

Let's not get carried away. The largest uranium reserves are in Australia and Canada. Neither country is likely to tell the French to keep their money.

If we are to believe in things we cannot see or touch, how do we tell the true belief from the false belief?

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