Growth and Climate Change

[Robert J. Cordingley]

Given all the latest 'toing and froing'...

Here's a story that puts part of our human history and growth in
perspective.  Spot a global warming trend?  Eight times humans tried to
inhabit Britain, the last time appears successful for now:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5317762.stm

Here's a story to remind us to do full life cycle accounting of
environmental improvements (with apologies to all the Prius owners in SF
and the batteries they use)
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=417227&in_page_id=1770

And the problem isn't growth it's the constraints it runs up against.  
Here's an article describing work to get around a pretty big issue and
constraint, and why a Moon Base might be useful:
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F7091FF9385B0C728CDDA10894DE404482
(from Aug NYT and available to NYT subscribers).  Perhaps one cycle of
growth depends on the success/results of the previous one?

Robert C
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[Marcus G. Daniels-3]

Robert Cordingley wrote:

> Here's a story to remind us to do full life cycle accounting of
> environmental improvements (with apologies to all the Prius owners in
> SF and the batteries they use)
> http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=417227&in_page_id=1770
>
I understand that the 2008 Prius will use lithium batteries, not Ni-MH.
Not enough uumph? Then set your sights on one of these:  
http://www.teslamotors.com

Also of perhaps of interest:  http://www.valence.com