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GliderGuider

(21,088 posts) Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:13 AM Mar 2014

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American gasoline consumption

Behind all the wind puffing and solar preening lurks an uncomfortable truth about the USA.

From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/us-gas-consumption_n_4454472.html

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American gasoline consumption (Original Post) GliderGuider Mar 2014 OP

The automobile culture, ain't it grand? hunter Mar 2014 #1

"Fascist prison" is a well known path paved with centralized energy - ESPECIALLY nuclear. kristopher Mar 2014 #3

How is that "an uncomfortable truth" for renewable energy? kristopher Mar 2014 #2

Sorry, not my church. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #5

alas it doesn't break down everyone's petroleum use: MisterP Mar 2014 #4

So the US is an outlier? cprise Mar 2014 #6

hunter

(38,317 posts)

1. The automobile culture, ain't it grand?

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:45 AM

Mar 2014

We do love our cars, but they are a fascist prison.

Papers, please! with a license plate on your butt.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

3. "Fascist prison" is a well known path paved with centralized energy - ESPECIALLY nuclear.

Reply to hunter (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:57 AM

Mar 2014

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

2. How is that "an uncomfortable truth" for renewable energy?

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:55 AM

Mar 2014

www.rmi.org

ReInventing Fire - there is even a section on transportation, details included.

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

5. Sorry, not my church.

Reply to kristopher (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 05:40 PM

Mar 2014

Others may find salvation there, but not me.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

4. alas it doesn't break down everyone's petroleum use:

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 05:16 PM

Mar 2014

the US is REAL heavy in industrial use, and I think 40% was just commuting (because if we build something fast and on tracks BLACK PEOPLE MIGHT USE IT)

cprise

(8,445 posts)

6. So the US is an outlier?

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:08 PM

Mar 2014

That doesn't look bad for renewables, IMHO.

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