…to more than 5 GW. F is fraction of the process completed. Source of data: World Electric Power Data CDROM UDI-2454, Utility Data Institute, Washington DC, https://www.udidata.com/ Figure 4. Smoothed historic…
…now. Thus, global per capita commercial energy consumption has stayed level. Per capita commercial energy consumption in low-income countries more than doubled. Absolute consumption remains centered in the wealthy industrialized…
…in man-machine systems. Computers have made my fortune. So, when my model seemed complete, I gave it freedom, published the programs, and made it available to other scientists. Many used…
…for pay and wonder what will compensate for the eroding centrality of the work contract. I worry that we will reject science, the source of our paradoxical freedom and the…
…to Cesare Marchetti, Perrin Meyer, and Paul Waggoner for their help. The figures are located at the end of this document for easier online reading. Hope is a better companion…
…graphics may help communication but do not change the calculations. Where to begin to describe Chernobyl itself? Amid the beet fields and the mud and marshes of Ukraine, you come…
…chips and sawdust that compete with and complement solid lumber in construction and industry. The expanding niche for composites relies on the clever use of wood residues and organic adhesives….
…depends on wasteful government subsidies. Indeed, public funds have helped establish viable land-sparing plantations — just as they helped initiate other new waves of industry, including jet travel and the…
…have decoupled food from acreage. High-yield agriculture need not tarnish the land. Precision agriculture is the key. This approach to farming relies on technology and information to help the grower…
…of hydrogen and carbon competing for market niche as did horses and automobiles or audio cassettes and compact discs, except the H/C competition extends over 300 years. In 1800 carbon had…