Practical Utopia

Here is a comprehensive list of power plants currently operating in Alberta. Rather than wishing away climate change and assuming a "net zero" path, I assume the existing power grid evolving as technology and cost/benefits allow. I also assume realistic population growth (along with demand.) I follow " How Things Work " to create a realistic picture of how new technologies will replace old ones. Generally speaking, such replacement will take place and will meet expanding demand. The general tendency will be for the cost of energy to decline over time. Generally speaking, I see no necessary link between the sweeping social revolutions pictured in Practical Utopias and the "Climate" issue in general. I am realistic about climate change. It holds opportunities as well as challenges. I think that the terms of reference for Practical Utopias require me to be optimistic about not only survival but the thriving of the human race. The pessimistic view is well ...

SAMSARA = "World" - Not the Linden Lab project  Ideas Disastrous regimes of the South Simplicity Totalitarians seized control of resources A few short months Jury-style, issue-based government The problem of integrating policies Education Mass timber and rammed earth dwellings No money "Gift economy" City design (unclear) High-speed rail Solar panels Hydropower Wind turbines Translation earbuds Learning at your own pace (old idea) Tiny scope-village Faith-based ideas Especially about death Recycling bodies Commentary This is a version of running off into the forest to escape the evil world. Nothing much new here. The timescale is unclear. The physical scale makes no sense. The mixture of the amazing high-speed rail and hand-waving energy sources is counterfactual and a mixture of scales. Who built the hydro dam and the high-speed rail. Or, for that matter, where does the tech for the translation earbuds come from. As a skeptic, I see embracing "spiritual practi...