Category Archives: Energy
It is the cooking method stupid! – insights into energy usage and carbon dioxide production in the food production-consumption chain
By Alan McCrindle
The Take away – The most important variable in energy consumption and carbon dioxide production in food is in your hands – the way you cook your food is the major leverage point in the total food production-consumption system – are you cooking with the lid on the pot?
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Filed under ecology, Economics, Energy, Sustainability
New Treasury data suggests that the USA collapse has started
By Alan McCrindle Back in December 2008 I wrote the post titled “Financial Depth” and sophistication or “diminishing Marginal returns” and Collapse. In this post I pointed out the trend in the USA of the “Diminishing Marginal Productivity of Debt” … Continue reading
“Financial Depth” and sophistication or “diminishing Marginal returns” and Collapse
The thing about data is that it can made to say what ever you want it to say. A few weeks ago I read a quote to the effect – statistics is boring science fiction. It appealed … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Energy, Sustainability
High-speed broadband growth unsustainable: expert – Is “cloud computing” another securitisation delusion?
For me cloud computing looks like another securitisation folly. And new research out of the University of Melbourne that shows that the current high speed broadband growth is unsustainable makes me think I am on the right track. To … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Energy, Sustainability
