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A 0-marginal resource society does not exist

21 juni 2019admin

Rifkin some time ago wrote about the 0-marginal cost society. The book had a lot of attention. But cost is a complete different measuring unit as energy or greenhouse gasses. A 0-marginal cost society is not the same as a… Continue Reading →

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Labor, a lost renewable energy source

7 februari 2017admin

Labor , as used to make physical changes, seems to disappear completely as a production factor. While about 150 years ago the labor power, ‘LP’ , was the major force in society, besides the Horsepower, the HP. Maybe even you… Continue Reading →

0-energy, climate, energy, labor, population

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Question that should be asked for all so called sustainable solutions: Can we multiply these for 7-9 billion people?

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chair and organiser 1 st World conference Sustainable Building (SB2000, Maastricht)
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