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38 comments on Hawaii's "Energy for tomorrow"

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ericy on January 19, 2006 - 12:18am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

You would still be able to go there by boat, of course.  Far more fuel efficient than an airplane, but it also takes a lot longer.

Someone else pointed out that one thing they are missing for sustainable living is that they have too many people.  More than the islands can self-sustain, anyways.  Then again, if you bring the stuff in by boat, the energy cost is far more reasonable than bringing in stuff by air.

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Leanan on January 19, 2006 - 7:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
But if anything goes wrong - volcano eruption, tsunami, race riots, nuclear attack, whatever - you might not be able to escape.  Hawaii really is in the middle of nowhere.  When the longshoremen go on strike, everyone hoards toilet paper.    

 

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