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July 31, 2009
The international community is currently negotiating a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol to be agreed in Copenhagen at the end of this year. The new treaty could create an international policy framework that encourages investment in a sustainable energy...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 3:00 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 27, 2009
Whether or not nuclear power should be a part of the future energy mix, two things seems almost inescapable. First, nuclear power will part of the near-term energy mix because there are plenty of existing plants that have more than...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 11:28 AM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 23, 2009
The use of nuclear power in global electricity generation is on the rise, especially in Asia, says a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In the Western hemisphere, only a few countries have phase-out policies for nuclear energy, while...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 10:36 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 20, 2009
In May, the bloggers from the Energy Grid gathered in Boston for an evening of discussion about the energy crisis and how technology, design, communication, and art can assist the transition to sustainable energy. James Hrynyshyn, Grant Kristofek, Deb Todd...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 2:07 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 14, 2009
The cheapest and fastest way to bring down energy consumption rates is, as the American poet Gary Snyder said, "Stay put."
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:30 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 13, 2009
The transport sector accounts for about 60 per cent of the world's final consumption of oil with road transport taking a large chunk of this. While motor vehicles have become more efficient over the last decades, these efficiency gains have...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 10:16 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 7, 2009
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Imagine watching your 35th hour of television this week on a 42-inch plasma screen. Upon switching the TV off for the night, a message appears alerting you that you have just spent $12 on electricity watching American Idol.
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:32 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 6, 2009
Over the last 40 years, the world's total final energy consumption has doubled. Given this growth in energy consumption, saving energy is a necessary response to the challenges of energy security and creating a sustainable energy system. Yet, shifting consumption...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 9:42 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 1, 2009
The growth opportunities of developing countries will rely strongly on the availability of cheap energy only if those countries wish to pursue an economic model now proven by the developed world to be nothing more than a massive progress trap. If anything, as compared to developed nations, many developing countries are positioned in a better place strategically because their economies have not locked them into self-defeating infrastructure choices such as highways, suburban sprawl, big box chain stores, fast food, expensive health care, resource wars, and so on.
Posted by Grant Kristofek at 12:16 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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