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This is my home for things that don't, for one reason or another, belong to Twitter, Facebook or my other blogs. Here you will find my thoughts and musings on topics ranging from climate change and energy issues to mobile & IT technologies, reviews on things I read/see and from cultural commentary to photos. In other words, the topics are all over the place - so if you're looking for a blog with a consistent focus on a single issue, keep looking :)
Category Archives: Energy
On residential solar PV systems
I find solar electricity production a fascinating topic. One of the curiosities of Australia is that the country is among the best in the world for solar electricity production, yet the vast majority of electricity production is based on coal … Continue reading
Time to switch to organic agriculture
The record-high staple food prices, the near-catastrophic drought in China and a looming energy crisis have put one of the very basic things in focus again: food. People in Western countries often overlook how important food is – it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Food & drinks
Tagged Australia, energy, farming yields, food, health benefits, oil, organic, organic farming, produce, resiliency
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Oil prices rising for all the wrong reasons
As most people have noticed, either at the pump or from the news, oil prices have again risen over $100 per barrel. As of this writing the benchmark Brent spot crude is trading at $116/bbl. Although oil prices have been … Continue reading
Total cost of different lighting types
Lighting, in allowing people to be productive outside daylight hours, is one of the most important applications of electricity. Given its importance, it’s pretty interesting that for most of the world, the mainstay technology – the incandescent bulb – has … Continue reading
Posted in Building, Energy, Environment
Tagged CFL, compact fluorescent, cost-efficiency, efficiency, halogen, incandescent, LED, lighting, lighting cost
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Review: The Transition Handbook
A couple of the recent books I’ve read (Prosperity Without Growth & The Ecotechnic Future) have taken a relatively global approach to the crisis upon us; where they do touch the individual and community level, they, like many other books, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Energy, Environment, Reviews
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