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Energy Return on Energy Invested – Prof. Charles Hall’s Comments
In my most recent post, Why the Standard Model of Future Energy Supply Doesn’t Work, I made some comments about the calculation of Energy Returned on Energy Invested. Professor Charles Hall sent me the following response to what I said, which he … Continue reading
Is Sustainable Agriculture an Oxymoron?
This is a guest post by Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, a Guide to Home Scale Permaculture. It is being republished with the author’s permission. It was previously published on his blog, Pattern Literacy. Jared Diamond calls it “the worst mistake … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, permaculture, sustainability, Toby Hemenway
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The Faustian Bargain that Modern Economists Never Mention
This is a guest post by Dr. Gary Peters. He is a retired geography professor. Historically people have shifted their belief systems in various ways. The Greeks and Romans believed in numerous gods and goddesses and attributed all kinds of … Continue reading
Understanding our Economic Trajectory – 1952 to Today
This is a guest post by “Shunyata.” Shunyata has training in financial engineering, actuarial science, statistics, and mechanical engineering. While he does not work directly with structural economic theory, his background in financial engineering gives him insights. The observations below … Continue reading
