Monthly Archives: March 2011

Brute foresight

A by the bye, from the Crude Oil Peak website: Nuclear power plants and Earthquakes Article adapted from an information paper published by the World nuclear Association in December 2009 “Tsunamis – Even for a nuclear plant situated very close … Continue reading

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A short post on denialism

Naomi Klein, speaking on Democracy Now! about the new book she is writing, on climate change (and its deniers): Democrats overwhelmingly believe in climate change. […] Republicans now don’t […] Now, it seems kind of obvious that that would be … Continue reading

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To the Victor, the spoils, or, I love Paul Ekins, but…

Recently came across a link to a CBC debate with the irresistable title, “Green Growth or No Growth?”, via a bulletin from the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy. Said debate pitched Peter Victor and Tim Jackson … Continue reading

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The Coal Question

I was trying desperately to work up a title to this post with a pun on Jevons – but try as I might, I just couldn’t get Jevons to Betsy to mean anything.  And so: The Coal Question.  Said Question … Continue reading

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