| Wind power myths and spin. - Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:01:06 PST |
| Wind power is the cheapest form of renewable energy. If we dont want to take the nuclear option and associated risks then our current best chance at reducing carbon emissions and dependence on volatile fossil fuel prices is to use wind power.On the down side, wind turbines are not a reliable form of energy. In a diverse energy grid this isn't a major issue but it is an issue that critics of wind |
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| New Directions for Climate Action: 9th-10th July - Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:01:33 PDT |
| At the Common Ground meeting in June we got together to continue some of the discussions around radical climate action that were started at Space for Change. The conversation is progressing with lots of discussion around identity, structure, how to organise non/anti-hierarchically, how to keep a radical perspective and more.A follow-on meeting, ‘New Directions’ has been planned for the 9-10th of |
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| Validity of Studies on Economics of Shale Gas - Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:48:37 PDT |
| The 2nd of July 2011 issue of new scientist reports that Thomas Kinnaman of Bucknel University in Lewisburg (PA) has examined six studies of the economics of shale gas extaction. Kinnaman reportedly "found that they all contain flaws that exagerated the benefits of shale gas extraction to local economies". Most of these studies also use a model called IMPLAN which makes significant |
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