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Originally Posted by (((tartanism)))
in looking for the end-all replacement for oil the world powers may scramble to secure whatever the replacement is for economical advantages. that may cause arguments and eventually military occupation, which is bound to piss someone off.
there seems to be such a short fuse to the world's patience. |
First, I've heard some stories that China is planning to build a city that focusses completely on lower-environmental impact vehicles and industry practices... sort of like an Asian Detriot that takes oil out of the equation. I heard it on NPR, but below are some other indications of the same:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english...ent_511935.htm
http://www.publicradio.org/tools/med...=00:00:20:35.0
http://www.mongabay.org/images/2006/..._1990-2025.jpg
Maybe we'll attack China for NOT using oil??? That'd be like 48 different levels of retarded right there, eh?
As for the short fuse of the world's patience... it's getting hotter, and space is getting less abundant. Heat plays a role in behavior (hotter climates have a higher murder rate, and also summer months see more murder than winter months) and also the closer we are together, and the more of us there are, the more irritated we get.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb98/global.html
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/city.htm
Call it... Socio-behavioral friction.
