tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post115384731244725773..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Words of Caution on Amory LovinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1154039356487018242006-07-27T18:29:00.000-04:002006-07-27T18:29:00.000-04:00I know of nothing Lovins has said that would not, ...I know of nothing Lovins has said that would not, if believed, have the effect of preserving the dominance in energy markets of petroleum and natural gas.<BR/><BR/>Why couldn't the Washington Post capture the essence of the man in <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/sci.environment/msg/e352954fdc3ff475?hl=en&" REL="nofollow">15 words</A>?<BR/><BR/>--- G. R. L. Cowan, former hydrogen fan<BR/>Boron: <A HREF="http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/Paper_for_11th_CHC.html" REL="nofollow">internal combustion, nuclear cachet</A>GRLCowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894036301406557803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1153929924258348072006-07-26T12:05:00.000-04:002006-07-26T12:05:00.000-04:00Another problem with many of Lovins' proposals is ...Another problem with many of Lovins' proposals is that they lack controls and are subject to abuse. Here's an article about how Enron used "negawatts" to rob the people of California of millions:<BR/><BR/>http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=488Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1153872587418710252006-07-25T20:09:00.000-04:002006-07-25T20:09:00.000-04:00Eric:I happened to see Amory's smiling face starin...Eric:<BR/><BR/>I happened to see Amory's smiling face staring at me from the front page of the Washington Post Business section this morning.<BR/><BR/>The reporter did a pretty good job of capturing the essence of the man - long on ideas, short on actual accomplishments, long on wealthy friends and consulting contracts, short on solutions that really work.<BR/><BR/>I personally feel vindicated that the article did not describe Lovins as a physicist and pretty much came right out and declared that Oxford did not consider random investigations of energy issues to be a serious academic pursuit WORTHY of a DEGREE.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the article was generally favorable and painted him as a Don Quixote type, but us English majors know a thing or two about the windmills in that story.<BR/><BR/>Rod AdamsRod Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652375336090790205noreply@blogger.com