tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post116266181118492567..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: On buying locallyChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1162669160031024412006-11-04T14:39:00.001-05:002006-11-04T14:39:00.001-05:00Similar Slate piece on buying organic.<A HREF="http://www.slate.com/id/2138176/" REL="nofollow">Similar Slate piece on buying organic.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1162669154577509332006-11-04T14:39:00.000-05:002006-11-04T14:39:00.000-05:00I don't know what the relative energy use is, but ...I don't know what the relative energy use is, but when the civilization falls apart and doesn't function, it will be nice to have local networks already set up. <BR/>Maybe what the answer is is that the "few dozen" are not a big enough load the it to be cost effective to use big companies to haul, so if you did away with the local trucks, you would in effect do away with small farms altogether. <BR/>The anwer, which is coming, is that the small farms should have trucks that run on locally produced, non-polluting, energy rather than foreign oil. As you know, my system of choice would be hydrogen, produced from water and solar energy or wind. A commercial hydrogen automobile will be available to the public (in the US and Japan) in 2008 from Honda. It happens to be a really cool looking sporty car, but can other vehicles be far behind???<BR/>Have alook at the car (concept version) at:<BR/>http://world.honda.com/news/2006/4060108FCX/photo/pages/01.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com