Mike Hord wrote:

>> Per capita energy consumption is an interesting issue. So is the number
>> of "capitas".
> 
> Ah, there's the REAL question!
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Watt_society

"Switzerland itself, currently using an average of around 5,000 watts, was
last a 2000-watt society in the 1960s."

When you think about it... are we that much more happy than we would have
been in 1960 (might have been a bit longer ago in the US :) ?

What's wrong with living like the Swiss in 1960? Why do we need so much
more resources now? (I know, the answer is "because we can", but the
question is more a rhetorical one...)

Gerhard

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