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Re:Peak Oil Perspective by joshuahedlund on Monday September 09, 2013 @04:28PM (#6355960)
Sure, but that assumes we already know how to build the fire escape, how much it costs, how long it takes, and what it's supposed to look like.
Re:Peak Oil Perspective by BerislavLopac on Monday September 09, 2013 @11:16PM (#6357950)
We do. It's called "nuclear power".
Re:Peak Oil Perspective by geden on Monday September 09, 2013 @04:31PM (#6355975)
erm, it's time to at least start finding out!
Re:Peak Oil Perspective by joshuahedlund on Monday September 09, 2013 @04:38PM (#6356011)
Fortunately, we've been working on it for decades. The issue is not so much about whether or not to "do nothing" as it is about whether or not to devote how many more (and whose) marginal dollars toward it, and how.