The end of the Artic Ice Sheets?

[Jehanne]

Instead of bitching about it, start working very hard on figuring out how to live without a car. Bitching is of zero value. Living without a car is one big step forward.

its not that simple. you need cars/buses to get around now.

the amount of resources that need to be mobilized is beyond what any individual is capable of. You need every bloody govt to act lest we all get screwed.

Moving to Renewable energy requires

1. Manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines on a much larger scale than now.
2. upgrading infrastructure to be more efficient
3. construction of dams, tidal plants, nuclear reactors where necessary
4. All ground vehicles being made to run on electricity requires the above to be finished first.

we could satisfy some of our remaining oil based needs using algae to produce oil for making some plastics and stuff etc.

then a lot of mandating needs to be done, like turn off the bloody bright lights filling our wretched cities all night every night. 



this is a lot of energy being wasted right here goddamit.

and don't get me started on what else needs to be done

Regardless, it's a beautiful scene!  Here's an image of cities that are completely dark: photo-shopped, of course:



APOD -- April 11, 2013