Somebody posted this on my Facebook page: http://inhabitat.com/german-village-produces-321-more-energy-than-it-needs/
I am a grumpy Republican, who self identifies as a Liberal, but who could easily be called a Libertarian. I’m supposed to love gas guzzling cars and coal dust in the air. I don’t. I’m not stupid.
I do categorically reject the falsified hypothesis of significant anthropogenic influence on the climate. However, I like the idea of local. I like the idea of things–including power–being made and consumed within close proximity.
We need to break all the large things down, and let self organizing systems organize on scales that are manageable. I believe Aristotle defined the proper size of a Polis as that distance within which the shout of a man with a strong voice from a high point could be heard. That has always made sense to me.