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Norway had given Russia 6 million Norwegian kronor (about 1 million U.S. dollars) to map the waste storage area in the Andreeva Bay, which Russia accepted, only to later refuse to share the map with N ...

It is extremely unlikely that that approach would be viable without massive state subsidies

yes I just said that

that cant be scaled up to more than a pilot small town

thats probably (hopefu ...

This also shows that the ones who are fast in creating projects like this can get a great headstart while there are still fundings to obtain. and I suppose every one is better of as well, even if the ...

In the future, even pellets may become a "luxury" product

Yes that's a big question. I've done some reading. The cost of transport isnt very big it seems, out of the total. Already today a lot is t ...

It must be extremely fruitful to spread this knowledge of fossil saving building technologies as fast as possible andto try different paths!
One example close to where I live in Stockholm is Underst ...

OK, I got your view. I learnt some. I'm sure you mean good.

Perhaps you want something to think about for the weekend: Has supply of oil met demand the last 50 years? I mean, since its only now tha ...

Monte
Ah, but you see, this all came about because efficiency gains were being touted as a way to meet demand when supply declines.

Ah, we have been in this debate before!
Supply always meets ...

monte:
If the goal is to reduce overall consumption, 9which is the crux of the debate) it matters not what you use it for.

Not sure I got that one. you seem to say that if we want to reduce consum ...

gg3 wrote.
[quote]Re. a fast increase in energy prices: it will have to be faster than we're presently seeing.
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Isnt this an example that the markets are fundamentally irrational? which me ...

monte wrote
You would have to sequester the gains or the money saved, right?
As long as it is let loose into the economy, it will increase energy consumption.
Matters not if it is beneficial or n ...

I dont want to offend but isnt a two stroke engine a big step backwards? environmentally it would probably be better to drive a H-D.

Thanks for the link. Lots of food for thought at the Oil drum and a better debating climate also.

So you take the "shadow rebound effect" as impossible to limit? That it is a question of a perfect ...

And that is just what my question tries to elicit. What is the compromise?

I can only think of three alternatives (except from doing nothing) to handle the failure of markets:
1 that EU and US tog ...

azreal60, I'm happy your posting improved so fast:)

You're right, problems will surely be handled differently in different places. Still, I dont think Im the provinsialist. If one look around in th ...

MRM wrote
Maybe an electric car would have less disadvantages if it could use someting like overhead wires

Right, trolley cars! thats even better than the hybrid bus of course, at least in the cit ...