It looks like we will reach peak oil by 2014. What will this mean for the world economy? How are current trends towards renewable energy and renewable resources going to help us deal with this transition?
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Category: Sustainability Posted by: John, Jul-23-10 11:27 AM Share
Build a low power computer for about $300. Then add a solar panel, charge controller, 12 volt battery, and an inverter. Learn how from this high school student.
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John Ochsendorf, a structural engineer, fell in love with archaeology during college. His senior thesis at Cornell involved a 600-year-old Incan suspension bridge made entirely out of grass. Ochsendorf learned that this apparently primitive stru
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"We must make all our new electricity without making CO2, unless we want to get into real trouble&. Solar is the nicest of all renewables: it lasts indefinitely, and has the potential to satisfy all worlds energy needs. "
Roger Angel
