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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 02:04 AM Original message |
Wind beating down nuclear and coal in Europe |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Indeed, EU and the US are slated to have less coal usage according to WEO 2010. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 03:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No, it isn't. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 03:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. WEO 2010 expects 0.17% global investment in all renewables by 2035. Right now it's .08% (1) |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Actually it's the World Energy Organization that is "belittling" "renewables." |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. WEO = World Energy Outlook, by the IEA. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 03:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Here's the growth projection of EU and US: |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 04:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Where do they expect all this biomass to come from? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Subsidies. Lots of subsidies. |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 06:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Soylent green is.... renewable. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Only up to a point |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. Hooray for Amory Lovins and Mark Z. Jacobson!! |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-08-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. This is one of the primary things I'm keeping an eye on. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-08-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. So am I, its a very quickly testable prediction. |
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