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Peak coal, peak bees
Trends on an ever-shrinking planet |
Erik Hoffner |
08 May 2007 |
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| I was at Coop Power's excellent annual renewable energy summit in western Massachusetts recently. Richard Heinberg was there as a presenter. He discussed his well-regarded peak oil projections, and he then put that curve next to his peak uranium and peak coal projections. That visual drew gasps from the crowd -- especially the peak coal bit. Sure we've got lots of coal, but its quality ain't what it used to be, and won't go as far. Check his data. This got me thinki ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, coal, energy, oil, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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