An Update on Industrial-Environmentalism | 25 comments (25 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Forests (4.00 / 2)

Massachusetts was about 30% forested after the Civil War. It is now about 70% forested because many of those farms were abandoned over the last 150 years.

What the Tokugawa Shogunate did on purpose we did by accident.

Solar IS Civil Defense

by gmoke on Sun Jun 22nd, 2008 at 07:54:29 PM EST
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Re: Forests (none / 0)

Let me see if I understand your point. Because Massachusetts did by accident what the Japanese did on purpose, we should assume that we will be able to make high-performance solar cells (or other green technologies) by merely wishing them into existence, while those poor damn Japs have to work their butts off?

If you actually believe this, please post a picture of the most sophisticated and complex thing you ever made using your wish method.

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by techno (reply@elegant-technology.com) on Sun Jun 22nd, 2008 at 09:17:49 PM EST
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MA versus Japan (none / 1)

You don't understand my point.

MA second (and third) growth forests were not planned as I assume were the Japanese reforestation efforts and are thus probably significantly less productive and useful. However, they are there. It happened. Leave land alone and it will grow stuff, produce an ecology. Ain't wishing and hoping but Mama Gaia doing what she do best. We in MA can maximize that gift if we are smart enough to do so but we haven't been so far.

I admire the Japanese and have visited there a couple of times. I'd like to go back. I do not call them derogatory names.

If you want to see what I've built, by wishing or hard work or a combination of both, I suggest you take a look at my videos at
http://www.youtube.com/gmoke

Solar IS Civil Defense

by gmoke on Sat Jun 28th, 2008 at 01:38:36 AM EST
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