Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov says about one third of all energy used in Russia is either wasted or used inefficiently. He now proposes extensive energy-saving measures. The premier says the energy demands of the Russian GDP are almost two times higher than the world average. He now calls for the introduction of new technology [...]
Read more →http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVC1KMTOgwiSoMQyT2LwZc9HyAgA The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. “We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us,” [...]
Read more →(a summary of my thinking on more general pandemic flu issues, prior to me producing a simple introductory guide, to be dropped into the public domain in an editable format for better heads than mine, with more domain knowledge, to hack on.) http://www.retrotogo.com/2006/06/keep_calm_warti.html Start with this link. So, I’m aiming for a five or a [...]
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Read more →Farm subsidies and NPK fertilizer are freeing Malawi from hunger. What can I say? Congratulations, Malawi.
Read more →Organic agriculture can double or triple the world’s sustainable food supply. I think it’s legit. Analysis?
Read more →So there’s been a lot of sound and fury on Reddit recently with people debating algae and biodiesel and not really understanding the basics of the situation. I’m not an expert in the field, but I know a thing or two – I co-edited http://oilendgame.com which was really the book that made biofuels into a [...]
Read more →* runs on a cell phone or a commodity PC or (best of all) a Gameboy * if there is network, it “phones home” with patient progress data to allow the statistical models of the epidemiologists to be refined * we need this to help people to take care of those who are sick or [...]
Read more →http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2007/10/welcome_to_my_career.html To which I said: To really understand this, we need to run a war game. Two groups, one with the standard kit, the other with 25% of the budget spent on total acquisition of that kit, one year, and the ability to buy or contract for anything they can get delivered. I don’t think [...]
Read more →http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating.[1] A similar standard, MINERGIE-P®, is used in Switzerland [2]. Despite the name, the standard is not confined only to houses. Several office buildings, schools, kindergartens and [...]
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