Power Cuts

I seem to be one of the few people who think about the consequences of power cuts. But here is a 'sit up and take notice' article:

http://gigaom.com/2011/11/23/96-hours-to-the-stone-age-how-our-connected-lives-crumble-when-the-power-goes-out/

And here's Michael Ruppert's take on a Daily Telegraph article which misses the point:

http://www.collapsenet.com/free-resources/collapsenet-public-access/news-alerts/item/5341-green-energy-could-trigger-catastrophic-blackouts

The point is (obviously) that we're all assuming that today's increasing use of energy is infinite............which it isn't.