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The Alternative "alternative" lifestyle.
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There are many things that can work if done properly but typically are not done properly. There are many places in the world, Haiti for one, where the demand for wood for cooking is causing deforestation. The people there are too poor and uneducated to manage rocket stoves or wood gassification systems so the resource is not used efficiently or sustainably. The government is trying to get people to use bottled gas stoves to take some of the pressure off the forests.

Most of the people participating in this discussion have what it takes in terms of education, leisure time, etc to look at the big picture and make passable judgements, but the unwashed masses will not. They will go to the nearest tree and cut it down, even if it is Koa or Ohia, even if it is on someone elses property. If you have people cutting fuel lines and punching holes in gas tanks, these same people will be out there "collecting" firewood, if and when other less labor intensive sources of energy are beyond their reach. That appears to be what happens in developing countries.
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RE: The Alternative "alternative" lifestyle. - by MarkP - 07-14-2008, 03:43 AM
RE: The Alternative "alternative" lifestyle. - by Guest - 07-14-2008, 05:54 AM
RE: The Alternative "alternative" lifestyle. - by missydog1 - 07-15-2008, 06:40 AM
RE: The Alternative "alternative" lifestyle. - by missydog1 - 07-15-2008, 06:46 AM

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