tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post3228548825950460790..comments2024-03-24T11:01:27.668-04:00Comments on Resource Insights: Deepwater Horizon and our emerging 'normal' catastrophesKurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-75071471222455253192016-10-17T19:57:10.426-04:002016-10-17T19:57:10.426-04:00I just want to state that, I am not pro fossil fue...I just want to state that, I am not pro fossil fuels nor nuclear. In my opinion, the only viable solution is to contract the global economy and implement drastic population reduction strategies.<br /><br />Here is an another that I just came across.<br /><br />"Renewable energy sources are often advocated for their low CO2 emissions at point of use, but the overall product lifecycle is often forgotten about completely. In addition, many chemical products are needed in mining operations, leading to severe long-term pollution."<br />http://climateandcapitalism.com/2016/09/30/are-renewables-really-environmentally-friendly/<br /><br />Cheers.Harquebusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-79881152706860331622016-10-17T10:40:48.813-04:002016-10-17T10:40:48.813-04:00I just wanted you to know that I have been reading...I just wanted you to know that I have been reading you for years and think you insights are some of the best around. You capture and distill clear thinking about the problems and what is missing in our thinking. Thank you. I still think about the post you wrote where your father asks "why bother worrying about this stuff ( or words to that effect)? Your answer distilled what has been on my mind for a long time but no one ever says. Thank you again! Karen Fremermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-91658926071773075642016-10-16T20:18:51.694-04:002016-10-16T20:18:51.694-04:00"there is not enough surplus energy left over..."there is not enough surplus energy left over after construction of the generators and the storage system to power our present civilization.<br />http://bravenewclimate.com/2014/08/22/catch-22-of-energy-storage/<br /><br />"Solar has too many energy costs and dependencies on fossil fuels throughout the life cycle to produce much energy. It’s more of a fossil-fuel extender because PV can’t replicate itself, let alone provide energy beyond that to human society."<br />http://energyskeptic.com/2015/tilting-at-windmills-spains-solar-pv/<br /><br />"Windmills are too dependent on oil, from mining and fabrication to delivery and maintenance and fail the test of "can they reproduce themselves with wind power?""<br />http://energyskeptic.com/2015/wind/<br /><br />"There’s not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment."<br />http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/analysis/big-winds-dirty-little-secret-rare-earth-minerals/<br /><br />"Polysilicon production produces about four tons of silicon tetrachloride liquid waste for every ton of polysilicon produced."<br />http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31478-china-s-communist-capitalist-ecological-apocalypse<br /><br />"The country’s Environment Ministry says that 770,000 tons of solar panels will end up on the scrap heap in two decades, potentially releasing harmful chemicals."<br />http://www.rt.com/news/269173-japan-solar-panel-disposal/<br /><br />SOLAR DEVICES INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE<br />http://sunweber.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/solar-devices-industrial-infrastructure.html<br /><br />WIND DEVICES INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE<br />http://sunweber.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/prove-this-wrong.html<br /><br />"despite a string of optimistic choices resulting in low values of energy investments, the ERoEI is significantly below 1. In other words, an electrical supply system based on today's PV technologies cannot be termed an energy source, but rather a non-sustainable energy sink or a non-sustainable NET ENERGY LOSS."<br />https://collapseofindustrialcivilization.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/ferroni-y-hopkirk-2016-energy-return-on-energy-invested-eroei-for-photo.pdf<br /><br />"Whenever somebody with a decent grasp of maths and physics looks into the idea of a fully renewables-powered civilised future for the human race with a reasonably open mind, they normally come to the conclusion that it simply isn't feasible."<br />http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/21/renewable_energy_simply_wont_work_google_renewables_engineers/<br /><br />"If we used more energy to get the energy we need to survive then we will surely perish."<br />"The greatest risk to human society today is the notion that we can somehow replace high ERoEI fossil fuels with new renewable energies like solar PV and biofuels."<br />http://euanmearns.com/eroei-for-beginners/<br /><br />http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/04/how-sustainable-is-pv-solar-power.html<br /><br />http://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-09-20/just-16-000-catenary-trucks-would-use-all-of-california-s-electricity-with-only-2400-to-8300-miles-of-overhead-wiresHarquebusnoreply@blogger.com