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Whatever Happened to Small is Beautiful?

November 27, 2008 by William Tucker
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In 1976, Amory Lovins, the 26-year-old British representative of Friends of the Earth, published Soft Energy Paths, a phenomenally successful book that calledfor an American economy run on renewable and “soft” energy.Lovins’ mentor was E.F. Schumacher, who three years earlier had written Small is Beautiful, a manifesto for “appropriate... [read more]

Solar Scientists for Nuclear

November 25, 2008 by William Tucker
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Let me tell you a little story.  It’s the opening vignette in my book, Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear Power Will Lead the Green Revolution and End America’s Long Energy Odyssey, just published by Bartleby Press. <?xml:namespace prefix="o"?>  Just after New Year’s in 2006 I was out in Golden, Colorado, visiting the... [read more]

Terrestrial Energy: Is Anybody Paying Attention to this Green Stuff?

November 24, 2008 by William Tucker
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Last week Time ran a feature story on backyard windmills, the latest green craze. The story described the adventures of Doug Morrell, a Coopersville, Michigan maverick who has installed a 55-foot device on his farm. Here's the exact quote from the magazine:On days with decent wind - which occur frequently enough, since he can feel the... [read more]