tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post7042374274289204422..comments2024-02-20T13:32:06.704-05:00Comments on Resource Insights: Deceptive landscapeKurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-87549426425043849422007-09-14T01:43:00.000-04:002007-09-14T01:43:00.000-04:00Hybrids are net-energy-losers, as are all storage-...Hybrids are net-energy-losers, as are all storage-based schemes. The only usable strategy is to drive less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-57725341483682416422007-07-04T13:00:00.000-04:002007-07-04T13:00:00.000-04:00HELLO superCOMMENT NUMBER 5:THE ARCHITECTS know th...HELLO superCOMMENT NUMBER 5:<BR/><BR/>THE ARCHITECTS know this already.<BR/>They mix environmental elements into the building and its builded exteriors in order to create concept-stability. The gardener´s approach may be due to less education than the architect, <BR/>but those people who are allergic to grass, would they be more allergic to the locals or to the non-native grass-species?<BR/>(Ans.: The locals)<BR/>Wouldn´t that be a very important criteria?<BR/>Another important criteria: Colour. <BR/>From what i know from problems in the same category I would guess that the most beautiful colour would be non-native-related. <BR/><BR/>STABILITY (with respect to invasion by opportunistic plant species, weeds) of un-naturally short-cut, non-native and therefore higher input-requiring species, which are more susceptible to infectious disease than the mixed natural communities, in a local ecosystem, MAY from a certain point of view NOT be the success-criteria, since many people want to have people working for them. <BR/>Donald trump says that probability should not be taken into account ("Billionaires don´t care what the odds are. We don´t listen to common sense or do what´s conventional or expected. we follow our vision"). <BR/>Opportunistic plant species (which we humans label as weeds, and God probably label as devilish, but which the police don´t label as criminals, which is due to the length of their education, because here they would finally have hadsome proper task to keep them occupied), don´t even stand a chance up against that attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-87124768202190369722007-07-04T11:25:00.000-04:002007-07-04T11:25:00.000-04:00Conventional lawns are "un-natural acts" upon a lo...Conventional lawns are "un-natural acts" upon a local ecosystem and as such require a lot of energy and fresh water to maintain. <BR/><BR/>First, as non-native species grass plants are not adapted to the local environment so they require more inputs just to survive and even more to prosper. <BR/><BR/>Second, mono-cultures of anything, including food crops, are much less stable with respect to invasion by opportunistic plant species (which we humans label as weeds) and are much more susceptible to infectious disease than are the mixed natural communities. High population densities of plants or animals increase the likelihood of disease transmission, particularly when the population is stressed. Disease subsequent to nutritional or environmental stress is a major controlling factor for populations, plant or animal. <BR/><BR/>Finally, we manage the grass in a way that requires even more inputs. We keep it cut un-naturally short so that the plant is less efficient and water loss is high. And we keep it in the growing phase with its associated high inputs so that grass remains green, rather than letting it go to seed and cure, restoring energy in its roots in a normal annual cycle. <BR/><BR/>One of the greatest changes suburbia could make is changing the lawn paradigm from grass to a more natural "lawn" that incorporates more native plants and that would support more natural fauna. But I'm betting that in suburbia changing this paradigm will be even harder than changing the automobile as the transportation paradigm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-16788792411626658772007-07-04T08:16:00.000-04:002007-07-04T08:16:00.000-04:00For all its orderliness this neighborhood generate...For all its orderliness this neighborhood generates enormous entropy that is hidden from the viewer's eyes:<BR/><BR/>1. The gas-powered lawn mower <BR/>2. The Tru Green/Chemlawn truck <BR/>constant hiss of sprinklers.<BR/>3 Environmental damage. <BR/>4 Global warming. There is only one way that we can get global warming:<BR/>By moving the Earth closer to the sun.<BR/>In order to avoid discussions about actual pollution, political leaders have launched "Global warming" where there is nobody to blame, since it does not even exist. <BR/>5.Fossil fuel combustion used to create electricity.<BR/>6.Unseen oil and natural gas wells and petrochemical refineries <BR/>7.Bigger carbon footprint.<BR/>8.Hidden damage to the biosphere. <BR/>9.Becomming people who do not want change. And lying about this, in order to get political power.<BR/>10. What incentive do théy have, to confront the resource depletion problems of the world? Money!<BR/>11.The deprivations that resource depletion might bring will be felt first by: Price!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-14715333851393177872007-07-03T11:16:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:16:00.000-04:00Even if all of the residents of these tidy neighbo...Even if all of the residents of these tidy neighborhoods used push mowers, bought hybrids, and CFLs the problem would not be solved. Our mortgages/taxes are too high and skillsets too low to make the switch to a more sustainable life.pdxbikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456387425117733566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-81435550681531485312007-07-03T06:40:00.000-04:002007-07-03T06:40:00.000-04:00If only there were a camera like an Infra Red came...If only there were a camera like an Infra Red camera except that it shows numbers of tons of coal burned and puffed up into the sky for every event in suburbia.<BR/><BR/>See the nice sprinklers spraying the green green lawns? How many motors are pumping away to keep the water pressure going? How much coal is going up in smoke for this green-looking activity? The lifestyle-in-terms-of-coal-puffs camera knows (LITO CP camera).<BR/><BR/>Now point it at the electric wires buried underground and see what happens. Point it at the Fed Ex truck racing into the cul de sac. Can you see the smoke billowing out of the jet aircraft that your just-in-time package was on?Step Backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178091823442339760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-28893246461857591512007-07-02T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-02T09:35:00.000-04:00Well, if the affluent streets near here (Orange Co...Well, if the affluent streets near here (Orange County, California) are any indicator, you see a few Priuses anyway.<BR/><BR/>That said though, I sometimes think the way you do ... before reining myself in.<BR/><BR/>It really is an open question who is most dialed in to our immediate future. The common expectation that "I can adjust" may be rational.<BR/><BR/>Those of us looking for a tipping point just have to push the idea that adjustment now makes sense. Sure you could wait ... but did you know that a new SUV is going to cost people $3000 a year in gas?<BR/><BR/>... sure, you can afford that, but is it the best way to spend $3000? etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com