http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7190109/

Biomass and Methinol FTW!!!!!!

hopefully this is the beginning of the end for gas guzzling SUVs.

Good.
Hopefully this is the beggining of the detox we need to kick this addiction.

Detox will be long and painful.

Yep.

But needed.

The other concern is that the world's freshwater supply will be drained due to overpopulating the planet, so hydroelectricity isn't going to be as feasible for us, either. :hmm:

Solar is the future.
Home appliances are going to have to become a LOT less power consuming. That goes for TV's, stereos, and computers as well as heating and lighting.

Most new fridges and freezers are incredibly power efficient. The problem is that most people don't own new appliances.

That's good. The old stuff will probably phase out in time.

There's also computers though. Unlike most appliances, computers over the last 10 years have become increasingly power hungry. The first machine I built in '98 ran off a 200W power supply, and that was more than neccesary. Nowadays, a 400W power supply is about average for a system.

Today, my main rig pulls about 250VA at idle.:eek:

But how much power is really neccesary for a house? How much horsepower does a car really require? If people would just invest a little more into sweaters and bicycles... I'm gonna stop now. I'm starting to sound like a smelly hippie.