tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post760761109827947366..comments2023-10-30T03:46:49.775-04:00Comments on Redlady's Reading Room: Review: $20 Per Gallon by Christopher SteinerBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838832109510581167noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post-69349374317199828112009-10-28T08:13:21.393-04:002009-10-28T08:13:21.393-04:00Thanks for the comments everyone!
Greg's resp...Thanks for the comments everyone!<br /><br />Greg's response to Bonnie F's comment;<br /><br />Bonnie, Although I haven't personally experienced it, I can understand your concern over owning an edible car (reminds me of the man who ate a car and made it into Ripley's - hard to fathom isn't it?). I think there are limits to these technologies so hopefully we'll learn to use them wisely. Corn based plastic might be perfect for an iPod case, but I suspect we will still have some petroleum based plastics where they make sense, just fewer of them. The carpet squares where I work are corn based and so far no rodent damage. And since they're squares, they can easily be replaced if consumed. :) Also mentioned was the the possibility that asphalt roofs would be replaced by metal for both cost and insulation efficiency, so perhaps metal will come back in vogue again competing fiercely with plastic. Hopefully a side effect of higher energy costs will be that we enjoy higher quality products.<br />And how about wood? I've always thought I would appreciate my computer more if it was sitting in a wooden enclosure. :)<br /> <br />As far as rural living is concerned, he doesn't say much other than he sees a flight from surrounding areas back to the cities. It could mean that we end up redefining our living patterns and rural areas become self-sufficient and more clustered in a way that allows us to cooperatively pool our resources together. So in my mind, "city" could imply other things such as a relatively self-sufficient cluster in a rural area.<br /> <br />It's hard to put this all in perspective. I wouldn't be too alarmist, but on the one hand I think change is on the way, but hopefully it will be more gradual than sudden. Steiner admits he is referring to time frames in the decades for some of the major change to occur. In my mind the key is for us to adapt gradually, unlike Detroit which suddenly found itself fully geared up to produce a dinosaur product.<br /> <br />Thanks for your comment.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838832109510581167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post-5064233339920770442009-10-27T10:24:21.988-04:002009-10-27T10:24:21.988-04:00What a great book! Everyone should conserve even ...What a great book! Everyone should conserve even if gas was $.10 per gallon. Thanks for sharing Bonnie!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post-64695393671322116982009-10-27T09:59:26.074-04:002009-10-27T09:59:26.074-04:00Greg, great review, it really makes one stop and t...Greg, great review, it really makes one stop and think, esp. if you live way out in the country. I found the one comment in your review interesting-"Our plastic products will be replaced with materials derived from corn and will decompose soon after they're buried in the landfill."<br /><br />Some of the problem solved? NOT! We have a car where one part was made with corn product, the mice and rats on our farm got into it, ATE through it, and chewed up the wires that were under it in our car! The car would not start. This happened twice. I can imagine what might happen with more products being made from corn! <br /><br />Does the author talk about people living in extremely rural areas? This sounds like a book I'd like to look into more! <br /><br />Thanks for the review!Bonnie F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post-33979332651492099502009-10-26T13:48:48.930-04:002009-10-26T13:48:48.930-04:00I'm really intrigued by this book, I'll ha...I'm really intrigued by this book, I'll have to try to pick it up.Jen - devourer of bookshttp://www.devourerofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475017404220201735.post-81252480734864131912009-10-25T16:36:52.499-04:002009-10-25T16:36:52.499-04:00We've already done all that we can to lower ou...We've already done all that we can to lower our consumption too. Interesting book.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.com