[Greenbuilding] bio fuels and ethanol

[Corwyn]

On Apr 08, 2007, at 19:01, Ross MacLeod wrote:

> Dan,
>
> The community oriented ecosystems that you describe represent a good
> target.  But the challenge that you gloss over, is how we get there.   
> It
> has been estimated that the natural carrying capacity of Mother Earth 
> is
> somewhere around 1.5 billion people, whereas we are on our way to 8
> billion.   The transition from our current approaches to truly 
> sustainable
> ones, is the challenge that humanity faces.  Negotiating a 'soft' 
> landing
> will, by necessity involve some less than ideal options

You might want to check out _The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived 
Peak Oil_.  It is a little short on details, but it shows how the 
landing, although not cushy, can be made softly.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn