Giving rich people everything and letting poor people starve is hardly what I would call ' responding correctly'.
Greens advocate grants to allow people to install solar panels on domestic homes, as well as installling similar devices in government and L.A. premises like schools and hospitals. this will slow down , but not stop oil consumption. It may not even stop it rising, but simply slow the rate of growth.
Rationing worked under the Heath government, when factories were only open 3 days a week, and also during WW2 when there was a war on. there is no reason why it could not work today when we start getting faced with major shortages.
America is already using more oil than it produces. It has not been able to rely on sunshine to make up the shortfall, it has imported oil from the Middle East. In future, it will have to compete, not just with Japan , but China and India too.
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Date: 30/5/10 12:25 (UTC)Greens advocate grants to allow people to install solar panels on domestic homes, as well as installling similar devices in government and L.A. premises like schools and hospitals. this will slow down , but not stop oil consumption. It may not even stop it rising, but simply slow the rate of growth.
Rationing worked under the Heath government, when factories were only open 3 days a week, and also during WW2 when there was a war on. there is no reason why it could not work today when we start getting faced with major shortages.
America is already using more oil than it produces. It has not been able to rely on sunshine to make up the shortfall, it has imported oil from the Middle East. In future, it will have to compete, not just with Japan , but China and India too.