To those who say nonpolluting renewables are just as if not more expensive… 1. Take a look at the work of people like Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who demonstrates over and over again that when you take a whole-systems approach to locally-grown solar and wind power, economies show up that conventional design and engineering miss completely–like the ability to eliminate a furnace. 2. Count the true costs of nuclear, without all the subsidies and hiding costs by moving them into other budget streams, and the picture is different.
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Nuclear Power is STILL Shortsighted and Stupid
June 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability
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Could Energy Retrofits be the Best Performing Investment?
April 15th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, Energy & Sustainability
If the improvements have even a 20-year lifespan, that $13.2 million investment would return $176 million, and that’s with stable energy prices. The number is much, much higher if you factor in average energy cost increases of 5 percent a year.
Tags: amory lovins·empire state building·energy retrofit·investment·principled profit·rocky mountain institute·saving energy
