The recent Arch Druid Report contained <the laws of nature trump the laws of money> This sums up the great delusion that society has about what happens. The...
It's a pretty token "advance". Only 1.9% of the plant's flue gases are processed to remove CO2, and the technology being used (ammonia based) is pretty well...
... From: Eric Pfeiffer <devise9876@...> Subject: [energyresources] New nuke plants: need vs politics To: energyresources@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday,...
The "sharp leveling off in electrical demand" over the last 5 years has much more to do with the collapse of the real economy than it does with any advances in...
Best be a mite more careful than the people at Los Alamos! ... Toxic waste trickles toward New Mexico's water sources Radioactive debris has been found in...
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Frederick Trainer
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Nov 2, 2009 12:29 pm
Renewable energy limits; A new estimate. Ted Trainer The full 17 p. paper is at http://ssis.arts.unsw.edu.au/tsw/CANRE.html I have attempted to roughly...
Hi all... Last night I attended a talk by Dr John ("Charlie") Veron - who would have to be the most regarded coral reef biologist in the world (see ...
... Ted, I am a great admirer of your work, so thanks for posting this. But, like you, I do not think that there will be a radical change away from the...
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Abernethy, Virginia D...
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Nov 2, 2009 10:04 pm
The ghost of Osama Bin Laden is rightfully laid to rest around All Hallows Eve. Indeed, videos show that he probably went to his final abode in late 2001....
FYI Walter Derzko Toronto Smart Economy http://smarteconomy.typepad.com <http://smarteconomy.typepad.com/> _____ When Buckyballs or Fullerenes (Carbon 60,...
The European Union managed to resolve on Friday the thorny issue of climate financing, completing the 27-nation bloc's climate package ahead of the United...
On Tuesday, United States President Barack Obama announced over $3.4 billion in grants to spur the country's transition toward a smart energy grid. One hundred...
Frank I disagree with your comment about a radical change away from the consumer-capitalist society. It is bound to occur simply because natural forces are...
I was reading the Daily Reckoning today when it occurred to me that, as is so common, they look at only one side of the ledger. This post gave a sound comment...
Denis, I said "I do not think that there will be a radical change away from the consumer-capitalist society, not without wars anyway." Not without wars is the...
Yes, Walter, but see 1. C A Poland et al, Nature Nanotechnology, 2008, 3, 423 (DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.111 2. J P Ryman-Rasmussen et al, Nature Nanotechnology,...
Good question. I will try to help with some hints. Spain, a small country compared with the US, with 46 million inhabitants, has got already some 17 GW in...
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Abernethy, Virginia D...
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Nov 3, 2009 6:58 pm
Yes, Daily Reckoning is unfortunately pro-growth, which includes pro-immigration. They have probably never heard of Herman Daly and Bob Costanza's "green ...
Hello Ted, The timing of this post is most fortuitous. I have just finished reading the papers of Jacobson and his colleagues on wind power. Jacobson makes a...
Thank you for the insights, Pedro! You gave us more than a hint but a complete answer to the question I posted. It was truly bold for Spain to spend more than...
Frank We seem to be seeing the situation from different perspectives. I believe that there will be a radical change from away from the consumer-capitalist...
Governments have again been called on to come up with more business-friendly policies in the hopes of attracting private investments in industries that address...
This is a fascinating discussion by Richard Heinberg on what is happening. He is renowned for his contributions to assessment of the consequences of the...
The United States Department of Treasury has allocated $2.2 billion in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds to aid investors in obtaining lower cost financing for...
The note below came by yesterday. It apparently is not yet finished, but it is excellent right not, IMHO. It expands on we consider our Paradigm Paradox. ...
Don I find it interesting that there is this widespread concern with the economic growth paradigm. Governments do promote economic growth but the reality is...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cash_for_clunkers Did we actually get better gas mileage from the deal? Did we actually get lower CO2...