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Thursday 14 October 2010
Transition Bourenmouth Meeting
Just been to a Transition Bournemouth meeting at the Town Hall.Getting ready for the big green week next year.
Saturday 12 June 2010
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The oil spill in the GOM has brought to the world's attention to what extremes oil companies are now having to go in order to find oil.
All the big oil fields have been found and the extraction rate is beginning to fall.Faced with this oil companies are having to go deep to find oil.
The Deep Horizon well is really deep.First it is 5000 feet to the bottom on the ocean then a further 18000 feet to the oil bed.That is why this leak cannot be plugged quickly.No diver can go to that depth,it all has to be done with robots.
The long term solution of a relief well will not be in place until August 2010 because it will take that long to drill through all that rock.
Disasters like this will continue if oil companies are drilling in extreme locations.They will only stop if demand falls and demand will only fall if we come off our dependency on oil.
So look around you at how you use fossil fuels oil gas and coal and come off it.Use public transport,install a woodburner in your home, generate your own electricity with solar panels.
If we all do a little then we can make a big difference.
Best
wishes
Andrew Collinson
All the big oil fields have been found and the extraction rate is beginning to fall.Faced with this oil companies are having to go deep to find oil.
The Deep Horizon well is really deep.First it is 5000 feet to the bottom on the ocean then a further 18000 feet to the oil bed.That is why this leak cannot be plugged quickly.No diver can go to that depth,it all has to be done with robots.
The long term solution of a relief well will not be in place until August 2010 because it will take that long to drill through all that rock.
Disasters like this will continue if oil companies are drilling in extreme locations.They will only stop if demand falls and demand will only fall if we come off our dependency on oil.
So look around you at how you use fossil fuels oil gas and coal and come off it.Use public transport,install a woodburner in your home, generate your own electricity with solar panels.
If we all do a little then we can make a big difference.
Best
wishes
Andrew Collinson
Thursday 29 April 2010
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Grants for energy saving heaters and generator
If you live in the UK the Department of Energy and Climate change has alot of information about the different ways you can cut you fossil fuel consumption, save money, and reduced your CO2 emissions.You can install PV panels which generate electricity,and solar panels for hot water.
Whilst grants for PV panels have now ended,you can sell any excess electricity back to the grid at a rate fixed by the Government.£400 is available for solar thermal hot water systems.
To get the grant the product you have installed must be approved as well as the installer.Again go to the Low Carbon Buildings website for more information.
In the future I expect power companies will offer to install energy saving devices and you pay it back over time.
Right now installation costs are high particularly for PV panels which will put off most people,but as the cost of fossil fuels rises,the take up will increase.
Whilst grants for PV panels have now ended,you can sell any excess electricity back to the grid at a rate fixed by the Government.£400 is available for solar thermal hot water systems.
To get the grant the product you have installed must be approved as well as the installer.Again go to the Low Carbon Buildings website for more information.
In the future I expect power companies will offer to install energy saving devices and you pay it back over time.
Right now installation costs are high particularly for PV panels which will put off most people,but as the cost of fossil fuels rises,the take up will increase.
Thursday 15 April 2010
The history of money an article by Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute
Richard Heinberg traces economic history and how trading went from bartering to gold to fiat currency.The problem with debt all started when we came off the gold standard which came about because of the need to pay for wars. The message is don't fight each other,it doesn't pay!
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Tuesday 13 April 2010
The Crash Course — Exponential Growth Meets Reality
An interview with Chris Martenson which I found on the Post Carbon website.Watch it now!
The Crash Course — Exponential Growth Meets Reality
The Crash Course — Exponential Growth Meets Reality
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