Jhowelb,
Had it not been for fossil fuels the industrial revolution would never have occurred. |
I believe the steam engine may still have been used without coal. I also read somewhere that the diesel engine was designed to run on vegetable oil. I've seen many a lathe that was designed to run on steam power and refitted to run on electric power as the technology became available.
You owe every thing you have, even your very existence to the discovery and utilization of them. |
I can't imagine that mankind owes it's very existence to the events that have shaped the last 150 years or so.
WYLD,
what would we have? The greatest economic disaster ever known. What would everyone do for a living & how would they collect their wages? Or even their supplies? |
Many of us have found ways to benefit from the earths riches without exploiting them.
I am not responsible for the actions of others. I will not do penance for others' sins. Be careful with what actions you demand of others, |
I have not demanded any actions that I am aware of. I am Sorry to everyone If It came out that way. I am only suggesting that we can be responsible,and it doesn't require a great deal of sacrifice. Sometimes it even has immediate benefits.(like a car that pays for itself in fuel savings) By the way, every breath you take and every time you go for a drink, you are doing penance for the sins of others.
we would overhunt an area until we were forced to move on in search of greener pastures. |
This may have been more of a survival issue than the decision of whether to turn on the central air or what car to drive.
We are a very clever lot who have been "harming" mother earth for a very long time. |
If we were so clever, we would make better use of our technology to stop harming the world we live in.