[oswald622]

immigration by the millions - which is not just happening in mexico/usa, by the way - is part of a deliberate social engineering strategy to undermine national sovereignty. the new world order cannot abide powerful nation-states.

[George Trembath]

It's not enough just to improve energy efficiency at the point of consumption.
Ever pondered the energy inefficiencies imposed upon our global activities wholly in the interest of commerce and free trade?
By hunting around the globe for the cheapest labour, we are committing ourselves to transporting resources as well. Paradoxically getting manufactured products to market at the cheapest price can often necessitate the greatest energy expenditure.
The offshore conversion of Australian iron ore to steel is a classic example. We mostly export coal and iron ore for processing overseas by other countries, (and import at least some of the finished products). Hence we transport iron ore and coal across the planet to make steel, a good percentage of which is then used to build ships to transport coal and iron ore across the planet to make steel to build ships………you can see where this is going. In terms of global commerce such energy inefficiencies are seen as a good thing as it generates activity and stimulates the global economy, but for energy conservation and general sustainability it is not so good.
Bottled water is a similar story. Australia has perfectly good water (so far), yet it imports bottled water from Fiji, Italy and France to satisfy the dictates of commerce. Bottled water from the state of Victoria is shipped to Queensland, passing, along the way, bottled water travelling from Queensland to Victoria, all to satisfy free trade and the quest for market share.
These inefficiencies exist everywhere you look.
Surely, it’s time we started to address this issue and others like it?
Does anyone actually even measure these inefficiencies? I'd like to research this last question. Can anyone help me?
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