Smallworlds said:

ummikko said:

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so they're wasting energy in iceland more than the U.S. is. I find it hard to believe considering how wasteful the U.S. is. They must have air conditioned dog houses up there.

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For your information:

87% of all housing in iceland is heated with geothermal energy.
83% of the electricity in the country is generated using hydropower, and the rest with geothermal energy.

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So they use environmentally friendly energy production methods to create the energy that they are wasting?

The issue was that they are using more energy per person there than any other country, yet their country isn't particularly cold.

Wasting energy is bad no matter how it is produced, because unless everyone uses clean energy sources, we can't afford the pollution caused by excessive energy use.

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Smallworlds said:

The really idiotic thing is that they know the oil will eventually run out, it's a fact. Yet the governments of the world choose to be unprepared for this eventuality.

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Annom said:

To everyone:

What's your solution for the energy problem? There has to be a better alternative before you can bitch

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ummikko said:

They are going to start selling hydrogen to the EU though...

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We should be using hydrogen in the United States.

But the United States government sold their souls to the fricken oil companies...greasing them palms...taking those kick backs. 

delta9 said:

Maybe it's 'cause they also know shit is going down in 2012?

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I hope they don't know, but i hope things will happen in 2012!
I think some things will start to happen this year actually... It has been very quiet, the silence before the storm! 

Paradigm said:

For the time being, oil is cheap enough for us to continue our lifestyle. As it gets more scarce, the price will rise, and the market will implement more affordable forms of energy.

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