Posted on 11/02/2012 7:28:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
the more other systems are dependent on some increasingly centralized system, the more that “failure cascade” is likely when any big failure occurs
the fact is that our systems have become somewhat more economical, when everything is working, and more the source of spreading and making worse the effects of any disaster
I keep saying that if there is any really good future to solar and wind power, and “alternative” fuels it is to make for LESS dependency on “the grid” and to find more ways that energy can be supplied for local needs by local means - everything from your rooftop to a mini-storage-shed size nuclear power plant just for your own town (yes, they exist)
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