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Originally Posted by milo
There probably would be some benefit in setting ever decreasing maximum amounts of powerusage in white goods, but my point isn't about 'power saving' but rather its production.
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Ok, but the post you were responding to was about reducing the amount of energy in an appliance. Energy production is generally going to have a cost as you say, so the easiest way to get "wins" in this area is to save power in the first place. Fortunately energy prices will make that much attractive as time goes on.
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I haven't heard of any environmental nutters calling for the slaughter of cows to help the earth
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Others have answered this, but you should pay more attention.
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You live and learn, although im unconvinced by the argument that vegetarianism is the solution to everything
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Well, of course not. Nothing is, even the glorious path of socialism. But reducing the meat content of the Western diet would certainly be a step in the right direction for land/water/energy use reasons.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a committed meat eater and I'm sure we're all familiar with my views on animal rights. However, I think it's fairly obvious that our current diet, with current technology levels is unsustainable for six billion people.