... (from ... efficiency ... demonstrated in conditions of scarcity. If there is excess energy people will find a way to use it, up to some level of satiety....
Folks: Several recent comments on this list demonstrate a fundamental problem in our understanding of energy and its relationship to our interests. ... In...
Yup, it's that naughty old fear again! Adam. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=E5CWOZRGPY5UACRBAEKSFEY?type=businessNews&storyID=5836831 Oil...
... The US is not generating 4000 TeraWatts, but 4000 TeraWatthour/year. That's a big difference. 4000*10^12 Wh/a divided by 331*10^9 Wh/mile^2/a is about...
With respect, I think that your assertion is somewhat simplistic. Many religions can be seen as "violent and dangerous", probably no less or more so than...
... that at 30 deg N you will get about 20 Kcal/sq. cm/month . Assuming that PV will get 5% of this into electricity you will get 331,000,000 kw-hr/sq...
The comparison below << Fossil Fuel electricity High capital cost High maintenance High intensity output per unit time Solar PV electricity High capital cost...
I think the point here is that insolation is a continuing source of energy, a form of income, while oil is a deleting source of energy, a capital draw down....
... Oh Really? Doesn't the USA have God on its side? Let's get serious here... how many people have died at the hands of Christians last century? 40 million...
List members, I seek some advice about inventory replacement ratio and peak production forecast, for a letter I want to write to the RACV. Background: The RACV...
Stirring stuff. And although this appears to refer to a series of sites that were used for producing stuff for the military it nevertheless has implications...
Robin I enjoy some of your posts and find them informative, but you include too high a percentage of posts like this one, in which you accuse those who make...
Jason, From the rural Indian poor man's persepective this is not correct. He is not having an automiobile. If he is educated to plant trees and also to protect...
... ..> wrote: (snip) ... de-centralization ... a ... The operating and maintenance costs of distributed vs central systems is something that really needs to...
Yes Don, I will repeat what I said - NEVER WORKED. Your view is prejudiced because you are living in a world which is highly (repeat highly) subsidised by...
In a message dated 7/31/2004 3:53:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, j_m_nave@... writes: The spread of Islam to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia and now to...
... The simple but effective population bomb implosion should do it. China is already down to less than 0.1 hectare of arable land per capita, so that...
August 1, 2004.....A Mom's FYI It's the Environment, Stupid In a confidential memo to elected Republican leaders last year, GOP pollster Frank Luntz warned...
Simmons hopes he’s wrong
By F. Jay Schempf, Petroleum News
Published August 1, 2004
Leading energy analyst believes Saudi Arabia’s crude oil supply near...
I have no answers. Perhaps a bioweapon that targets short people with brown eyes? A nuclear first strike? A US default? Robert ... reserves. ... danger...
most who are scared sh*tless of china do not understand the absolute numbers, just the scary headlines of china up 11% etc. these folks don't realize that...
no, oil was $43 because of rumours of the inability of traders to write some new russian biz and continues iraqi/SA insurgency. if your theory was true, we...
Jack, I'm one of the editors of EnergyBulletin.net. One of the reasons we don't list our names on the website is that we hope that the people running the site...
James Nave wrote: Islam is a violent dangerous religion. This is a fact, whether you choose to be cognizant of that fact is an entirely different matter. The...
CounterPunch - July 31, 2004 July 31, 2004 http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07312004.html Outside Kerry's Tent: He's the (Any) One by Alexander Cockburn Can...