Not only the little bicycle analogy (let's just put all of Sydney's cyclists in cars and see how fast the traffic moves for you Michael), but the nuclear debate too.
I mean, the Hubbert Peak applies to all limited natural resources. The problem isn't that nuclear as a temporary, base-load power solution is going to mutate our babies - it's that it only puts off the inevitable. One day we'll run out of the raw materials, our electricity usage will have increased exponentially, and our renewable technologies (under-funded, under-researched, under-implemented) will be even more woefully inadequate than we believe them to be now.
Environmentalists have finally convinced the more apathetic members of the community, and they're acting like irritated parents forced to help direct the school play - "no, you're not having costumes, no special effects, no third act".
No repeat seasons at this rate, either.
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