CanalWays

To Bristol Bachelor :-
Wind Farms do take energy out of the atmosphere. And Solar panels absorb the suns energy destined for our atmosphere. And Wave power takes energy out of the oceans. But guess what? With Global warming we have just spent 100 years fast charging that battery. Our Wind speads are up, air temps higher and oceans warmer. So I say, take our energy out of the environment, cause we just recently put it in.

As for Canals, Miving 1kg of mass by boat is very energy efficient. The next best is rail, followed a long way behind by road transport, and a gargantuan gap further back is the use of air freight!

Money only equates to the energy it represents. 20 dollars might bring you a pizza now, but would it still get you one if the shop owner had to chop wood to cook it, and the delivery boy had to ride a push bike to bring it to you? And what if the fertilizers from Natural Gas and Pesticides from Oil weren't available to provide the food for the Pizza's ingredients.

This lavish society is only temporary, and we need to use this wealth to prepare for a post fossil fuel ecconomy.