One of my Italian friends has posted a couple reels on instagram the past few days of stores that were almost totally empty. So even just the fuel prices (though in this case it’s more a strike because of fuel prices) are hurting food availability. It could get pretty dire pretty fast if fuel gets scarce rather than just expensive.
And I don’t think those sectors can electrify that fast, but certainly faster than industrial fishing.
Maybe return to tradition: donkeys with carts and sailboats? Wish it was more of a joke. Realistically rail for long distance and EV trucks for more local distribution probably is viable on a pretty narrow, though not immediate timeline.
Its not a matter of if. Its when. Even if somehow the world went back to pre war status. We have ate through so much of the reserves to make it seem everything is normal that I dont think we have enough supply to wait for shipping, processing, and distribution. We are in for a real disruption of diesel. And I dont know how bad its going to get. Stock up on rice and beans is all im saying.
Yeah, and it won’t solve all our problems, but I think everyone that can afford it should have some kind of solar setup, even if very minimal. For energy security, and more so just an awareness of power consumption. When you can see what you’re generating vs what you’re consuming, it’s hard to not want to optimize your power consumption.
With that and a bicycle you can retain a lot of modern conveniences with very little energy demand. And in the event of a near societal collapse from a sudden severe fuel shortage, you can be pretty okay….as long as you can get food…
One of my Italian friends has posted a couple reels on instagram the past few days of stores that were almost totally empty. So even just the fuel prices (though in this case it’s more a strike because of fuel prices) are hurting food availability. It could get pretty dire pretty fast if fuel gets scarce rather than just expensive.
And I don’t think those sectors can electrify that fast, but certainly faster than industrial fishing.
Maybe return to tradition: donkeys with carts and sailboats? Wish it was more of a joke. Realistically rail for long distance and EV trucks for more local distribution probably is viable on a pretty narrow, though not immediate timeline.
Its not a matter of if. Its when. Even if somehow the world went back to pre war status. We have ate through so much of the reserves to make it seem everything is normal that I dont think we have enough supply to wait for shipping, processing, and distribution. We are in for a real disruption of diesel. And I dont know how bad its going to get. Stock up on rice and beans is all im saying.
Yeah, and it won’t solve all our problems, but I think everyone that can afford it should have some kind of solar setup, even if very minimal. For energy security, and more so just an awareness of power consumption. When you can see what you’re generating vs what you’re consuming, it’s hard to not want to optimize your power consumption.
With that and a bicycle you can retain a lot of modern conveniences with very little energy demand. And in the event of a near societal collapse from a sudden severe fuel shortage, you can be pretty okay….as long as you can get food…
China has been decimating donkeys to extinction for…gelatin!!!
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68230069
Basically they pay for the skin and people are willing to murder the animal just to leave the poor thing dead with no skin on it.