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EROEI -- Energy Returned on Energy Invested: How the 'energy
cycle' works.
VISION FOR VICTORY: "With America now importing 60% of the
oil we use and a national bill for this habit that came to $250
billion last year, there is simply no time to waste. With worldwide
demand growing rapidly, and with concern about the environmental
impact of greenhouse gases rising, the deployment of clean, reliable
sources of energy is clearly in our national interest." —Secretary
of Energy Samuel W. Bodman |
The Sustainable Energy Research Group: Energy and its uses are
an integral and essential part of our lives. Energy is coupled to
civil and environmental engineering through infrastructure,
procurement of primary energy sources and their utilisation,
generation of electricity, the end use of energy in industry, homes
and transportation as well as its environmental impact. |
 Energy,
Ecology, & Economics
Minnesotans For Sustainability
The true value of
energy to society is the net energy, which is what's left
after the energy costs of getting and concentrating that energy are
subtracted. Those systems that use all net energy to build
and sustain long-staying, high-diversity, steady-state environments
maximize quality of life and maintain equitable economic
distribution of energy reserves. See also:
EMERGY EVALUATION (no,
that's not a misspelling <grin>) |
 The
emergy evaluation procedure is called “Emergy Synthesis”
instead of “analysis”, since synthesis is the act of combining
elements into coherent wholes. Rather than dissect and break apart
systems and build understanding from the pieces upward, emergy
synthesis strives for understanding by grasping the wholeness
of systems, making possible science-based decisions on
environmental, economic and energy matters. |
 EnergyBulletin.net
is designed to be a clearinghouse for current information regarding
the peak in global energy supply |
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LOCAL ENERGY MATTERS
Indexed 'public agenda' of
localized grass-roots 'member driven' energy initiatives including origin
of proposal, current status and contact info.
INITIATIVES
CLICK HERE
What *should* energy cooperatives be
doing?
~ Wish List ~
Effective Waste Management (PDF)
Increase your bottom line by 'greening
up'.
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