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escaping the progress trap: July 2014
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Monday, July 07, 2014. SHOCKER - no electronics at the Faraday Cafe! 8220;There was life before the Internet,” said artist Julien Thomas, adding. 8220; Smart phones mean people can cede memory to their devices. There’s no need to remember phone numbers, geography or definitions. We have given up that responsibility to remember things that are important.”. The father of electronics applications and inventor. Source: Globe and Mail.
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escaping the progress trap: Start 2014 with some good news - more clean energy for you!
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Start 2014 with some good news - more clean energy for you! 1 Using salt to keep producing solar power even when the sun goes down. 2 Electric vehicle batteries that can also power buildings. 3 The next generation of wind turbines. 4 Solar electricity hits grid parity with coal. 5 Advancing renewable energy from ocean waves. 6 Harnessing ocean waves to produce fresh water. The Progress Trap © 1991.
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escaping the progress trap: November 2013
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Saturday, November 30, 2013. The tree that engulfed a fence. This tree slowly overgrew the fence that was alongside it. Eventually the fence was cut away, leaving the metal fence posts and chain-link within the tree, which lives on. Links to this post. Wednesday, November 06, 2013. Good, Clean Energy and the salt of the earth. Have you noticed how most North Americans now concede that their contribution to climate change. Well, ...
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escaping the progress trap: June 2014
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Saturday, June 28, 2014. The World Bank and Henry Paulson on Climate Change and Risky Business. We can deal with climate change AND create jobs. Introducing his 'Risky Business' program, Henry Paulson recently wrote in the New York Times. That its goals are to:. In the same week, The World Bank issued a report. Climate-Smart Development." It shows that the practical benefits from actual projects illustrate how the goal of mi...
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escaping the progress trap: May 2014
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Cosmos and Mr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, you asked. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,. But in ourselves" - Shakespeare. Allow me to transcribe some eloquent lines spoken by Niel deGrasse Tyson in Episode 9 of Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey. The topic is mass extinction of species, such as befell the dinosaurs. After extolling the human skills that gave rise to civilizations, he observes:. All the whil...
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escaping the progress trap: January 2015
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Saturday, January 10, 2015. Economy of scale - small scale. Since the beginnings of industry, economy of scale. Without revolutions, marches or barricades we are quietly liberating ourselves from enslavement to the production line. Eventually we may be able to dispense with behemoth states, cities and perhaps a few polluting industries. For now, I can set aside the tablet on which I wrote this, for as long as I like.
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escaping the progress trap: Wind of Change
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Sunday, November 09, 2014. The Wind Empowerment 2014 conference. 3-7 Nov.) has just ended in Athens. Their video below shows how this technically challenging. Resource can be harnessed on a community scale, by people who need it most and have the will to make it work. WindEmpowerment is an association for the development of locally built small wind turbines for sustainable rural electrification. By Daniel B. O'Leary, Montreal.
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escaping the progress trap: September 2014
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Saturday, September 20, 2014. What's all this about a Win-Win climate situation? IMF and Paul Krugman). Merely three months after The World Bank and former U.S. treasury secretary Henry Paulson presented plans. That show how we can address climate problems while prospering economically, the IMF and the New Climate Economy project. Have come up with very similar ideas! It gets better: the New Climate Economy report. Global Commis...
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escaping the progress trap: The tree that engulfed a fence
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Saturday, November 30, 2013. The tree that engulfed a fence. This tree slowly overgrew the fence that was alongside it. Eventually the fence was cut away, leaving the metal fence posts and chain-link within the tree, which lives on. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Purchase at www.amazon.com. The Progress Trap © 1991. The tree that engulfed a fence. Good, Clean Energy and the salt of the earth.
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escaping the progress trap: December 2013
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Escaping the progress trap. If it doesn't solve problems, it isn't progress. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Start 2014 with some good news - more clean energy for you! 1 Using salt to keep producing solar power even when the sun goes down. 2 Electric vehicle batteries that can also power buildings. 3 The next generation of wind turbines. 4 Solar electricity hits grid parity with coal. 5 Advancing renewable energy from ocean waves. 6 Harnessing ocean waves to produce fresh water. Links to this post. Picture ...
