One of the point made here is 'alternate source of energy' can be use instead of conventional energy. I HAVE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE on alternative energy. In my village there is electricity from wind power. Govt does not give this free; however, when we connect our fridge the TV goes off! when we connect 2 fans then Fridge goes off! This is only good for running transistors. What this people like arundhati roy telling us (=poor people in the village) is to be satisfied with this. WHY?why? why? why? dont we need electricity like city where we can run as many light bulb as possible? Why? because indian people dont deserve it? All the alternative energy is NOT GOING TO HELP US IN NATION BUILDING! we need real energy and THE ONLY WAY IS CONVENTIONAL ENERGY! If these authors are so pissed off with conventional energy, I welcome all of them to my house and request to spend one week in the hot summer! Anyone dare to take this challenge? Do you know why they would not even bother?Because these people are only good at giving "fundas"....
