[lbo-talk] Urbanization, Industrialization, and Feminism (was incentive to have big families)

[Jordan Hayes]

Yoshie writes:


> urbanization and industrialization tend to bring
> more energy-intensive lives and push up per capita energy use.

Would energy-intensive lives still be a big deal if, magically, we found 
a way to power everything without burning things?  Or is it only the 
environmental side-effect that's bad in your opinion?