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Erwin Proell, the governor of Lower Austria (the largest of Austria's 9 states, with a population of 1.6 million) announced on Thursday that his state now gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources (63% hydroelectric, 26% wind, 9% biomass and 2% solar).
"Since 2002 we have invested 2.8 billion euros ($3bn) in eco-electricity, from solar parks to renewing (hydroelectric) stations on the Danube," Proell told a news conference.
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Nadia Comaneci, simple perfection.
-- '76 Olympics
(Score: 2) by NCommander on Saturday November 07 2015, @03:05AM
The problem is having the largest military in the world is what keeps you relevant as a world power.
Still always moving
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Covalent on Saturday November 07 2015, @03:14AM
But is it worth it? I see your point, but could we still be a world power and only spend 45%?
And how important is it to be relevant as a world power? Austrians seem pretty happy...
You can't rationally argue somebody out of a position they didn't rationally get into.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 07 2015, @06:38AM
It also harbors a lot of resentment from the rest of the world and results in a lot of body bags being brought home to keep the empire strong and the lobbyists donating.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 07 2015, @02:10PM
if you want to print money you have to "produce" something first ... as a placeholder so to speak.
so you make bombs and stuff.
but if they just sit in warehouses, people are going to complain "why make bombs if they're not used?"
like making small balls of mud and then assigning them a value, like 10 dollars.
so they are dropped in far-away deserts, on caves and mudhuts and stuff.
the cool part is that you are not open to a "hostile takeover" because you produced something (bomb) used it (destroy a far away building)
and in the process it disappears.
another way would be to build a house, road or something which would also allow to print money (add value) but this can be taken away from you.
(or it could be bombed?) ^_^
(Score: 1) by angelosphere on Saturday November 07 2015, @08:23PM
Around WW I, every nation wanted to be a military super power with colonies in Africa and Asia.
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spaint to a certain extend, Japan, USA, Russia ....
After WW I, Germany was eliminated from that equation.
Well, not soroughfully enough, so had WW II.
And now after WW II, how many super powers are left? Germany, Japan, Italy: gone. Russia ... cut down but still in the game. Japan: gone. China on the rise. France and UK both keeping the illusions up, as both have a carrier and nukes.
USA: a third world nation with a first world army. Completely dependend on the rest of the world as they have outsourced everything. Nevertheless they believe they are a super power. The ball bearings for the gyro compasses in their cruise missiles are made in Japan, by companies that used to make them for VCRs. (The USA are thechnically unable to craft them). The landing ropes on carriers are made mainly by Thyssen Krupp Stahl, a carrier has a supply for 40 days. No american company can craft them ...
A super power as long as any engagement is against a second world nation or last only a few month ...
Hybris, or well, the americans write it hubris, I believe.