I have heard that the glassification (vitrification) of nuclear waste into glass "logs" is not only wasteful but dangerous because gases generated in the glass...
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solartex@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:45 pm
In thoughtful consideration of "Eco Footprint" ideas and Jay's challenge "to come up with a better 'means of control' than the market economy," some...
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tntucker@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:46 pm
Agreed. According to David Pimentel and common sense, we have already exceeded the sustainable level of the US if we were forced to rely upon crops for both...
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tntucker@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:47 pm
Bob, Heat pumps are certainly an exception and an efficient consumer of electricity, however most people can't afford them and usually they are not justifable...
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tntucker@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:48 pm
Tom, Well written legislation could specify that the carbon emission tax be placed into a trust fund (e.g. Social Security) where it can only be used for...
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tntucker@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:48 pm
If you really want to protect our forests and wildernesses, let them be managed by a coalition of native Americans who naturally understand and appreciate our...
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tntucker@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:49 pm
Steve, Thank you again for a very thoughtful essay. I will attempt to ... and ... on ... subsidies ... rather ... average ... emissions ... drop and ... usage?...
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Jay Hanson
jay@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:49 pm
... This is a very interesting idea. However, I think the church is more interested in itself that in its members (as shown by its stand on birth control). ...
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Jeff Barton
jgb@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:51 pm
... I agree with the above. I think there was some confusion between what I called Utilization, or percent of nameplate capacity, and power factor. There may...
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Roger Blanchard
blanchard@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:53 pm
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate came out with final numbers for year 2000 Norwegian crude oil production today. Norwegian crude oil production increased...
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mwgreg140@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:54 pm
There has been some talk on the list about activism, i.e., getting the word out that a global energy crunch is on the way. An immigration reform/reduction...
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davvgbert@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:45 pm
In a message dated 1/28/01 11:08:01 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... Detectors are engineered devices. In contrast, petroleum reservoirs are natural, of much...
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Roger Baker
rcbaker@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:06 pm
'This is the latest Jan. document under research titled something like "Mad hatter's tea party" on the latest OPEC decision to cut production ...
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Jay Hanson
jay@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:07 pm
... number ... argument ... to ... Just bitching about the "symptoms" is a waste of energy. If one wants to change the kinds of decisions coming out of our...
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lynx5_5@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:31 pm
The ... Recall that impact is not only consumption/waste of each individual, but that - times the quantity of individuals. Since increasing population is the...
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Robert Zatkin
rszatkin@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:34 pm
"Power Source Ends Direct Flow to California Businesses" New York Times February 1, 2001 see: ...
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Yves Bajard
ncfs@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:34 pm
I'd like to reply to Brian Burt (10:02 AM 1/28/2001), Doug Salzmann (11:58 AM 28/01/01 -0800) and to all those who took arpt in the discussion I triggered...
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Jay Woods
woodsjay@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:35 pm
There are 30 new nuclear power plants under construction which will be added to the total of 440 existing plants. http://www.uic.com.au/nip19.htm At a cost of...
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Roger Blanchard
blanchard@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:01 pm
Since the formatting for the message I sent earlier wasn't too good, here is the message as an attachment (Microsoft Word). Roger Blanchard...
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lynx5_5@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:23 pm
The point is that ... they ... Yes! Very true and very important observation here. I believe that though in the long-term, nukes are bad news, however, in the...
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solartex@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:23 pm
Dear Jay, Couldn't you possibly be less flip about my suggestion? It meets your specified requirements and would contribute greatly to a bit softer landing in...
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Jay Hanson
jay@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:24 pm
... I doesn't contribute to anything if it is, in fact, impossible. It took the Catholic Church 300 years to admit that Copernicus was right. Why do you expect...
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solartex@...
Feb 2, 2001 12:17 am
Holy Cow! You guys are really into the idea that since the Catholic church is screwed up in many, many ways, the suggestion that they be challenged to use...
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Lawrence B. Crowell
lcrowell@...
Feb 2, 2001 12:17 am
... This is pretty much what I gather. There is probably a measure of analytical slop of somekind in these estimates about the energy cliff off in the Hubbert...
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Jeff Barton
jgb@...
Feb 2, 2001 2:01 am
... Ok, a bit off topic, but I can't resist the opportunity. In America, we have this myth that ANYONE can grow up to be president. On occasion, we feel the...
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perry arnett
pjarnett@...
Feb 2, 2001 2:34 am
RE: exponential population growth and its consequent affects on the depletion of non-renewable resources: - for so long as world religions have it as a matter...
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Karl Davies
kdavies@...
Feb 2, 2001 2:43 am
... At the risk of straying even further off topic, I will just add that the forest management of many, if not most, tribal nations is no different than white...
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Larry Boatman
LarryBoatman@...
Feb 2, 2001 3:36 am
... Greetings! You argue for massive die-off then also! Let's see 250+ million human beings in the US consume 30% (at a minimum) of the world's resources....
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mwgreg140@...
Feb 2, 2001 8:15 am
If it hasn't been already referred to in the past, may I recommend Simmons & Company's "The Oil World: 1973 Compared to 2000?" ...
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Tom Robertson
t1r@...
Feb 2, 2001 1:08 pm
Folks: This is a short statement on a revised EnergyResources list direction. (A more detailed statement is in the works.) Every part of all people's lives...
