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239 comments on Advice to Pres. Obama #1: An Actuary's Impractical Perspective

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ccpo on January 12, 2009 - 3:02pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

But we have FF. I think about this issue and I understand the issue, but I don't see it as a long-term issue, i.e. some decades out, perhaps a century or more even, I have no doubt new ways of replacing FF can be found. If we reduce their use to mission critical only, there really shouldn't be a problem.... eventually. It's the transition that's gonna be difficult.

My immediate answer to this problem is a micro-energy build-out making use of recyclables and DIY effort with some of that bailout money helping the process along. $5,000 can actually get every household well on the way to reducing the nation's energy consumption and free up a lot of the grid for other uses, like rail, trolleys, etc.

Cheers

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geek7 on January 12, 2009 - 6:16pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Your suggestion of 'micro-energy' projects reminds me of Chairman Mao's village iron smelters initiative. It's about as likely to be useful, IMHO.

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ccpo on January 12, 2009 - 11:57pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Thank you for a poor analogy and really saying nothing at all. You might want to read my post on that on my blog and get back to me. I say this because people can, are, and have been building their own micro-energy systems.

Perhaps you've followed some of the links provided in the past?

Cheers

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Cretaceous on January 13, 2009 - 2:37am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Improve your house insulation; use a more efficient vehicle; exercise by walking to the shops instead of on a treadmill; keep Venice and Prague beautiful by not actually going there and complaining about all the tourists. These are projects that are often free or even profitable. Let a thousand flowers bloom.

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ccpo on January 13, 2009 - 3:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

This is one I get a chuckle out of: use a more efficient vehicle.

Well, I wonder how much energy and how many other resources go into building a new vehicle? I suppose if you mean trade for one, well, OK.

Cheers

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