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    The choice between coal and nuclear comes after we've maxed out our capacity to produce renewables like solar, wind, geothermal, wave, hydro, etc. The sun might have unlimited capacity, but the world's capacity to harness it is capped by materials. And solar panels produce zero energy... more

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  • Rated by jerryjamesstone on Mar 31 2009, 10:24am

    A fine guy to follow for all your techno green needs!
  • Rated by TheGreenSmith on Mar 26 2009, 6:30pm

    If you want to know how technology and sustainability intersect, online and in the real world, Max Gladwell is an interesting place to start
  • Reviewed by williansjazzi on Nov 26 2008, 11:31am

    lots of the good stuff found here....
  • Rated by MrChampion on Aug 24 2008, 3:04pm

    Maxgladwell puts forward some interesting food for thought, in particular in regards to social media as a medium to promote environmental living. - I'll go have some tea now to aid the cognitive digestion...
  • Reviewed by Simplyhealthy on Aug 01 2008, 8:58pm

    Great stumbler and advocate for informed action and change. Worth a visit to his site for thoughtful and articulate articles.
  • Rated by maxgladwell on Jun 07 2008, 10:37pm

    The choice between coal and nuclear comes after we've maxed out our capacity to produce renewables like solar, wind, geothermal, wave, hydro, etc. The sun might have unlimited capacity, but the world's capacity to harness it is capped by materials. And solar panels produce zero energy when the sun isn't shining. Our challenge is to more than double our energy capacity in less than 50 years, while reducing carbon emissions to 1990 levels or below. It's tough to imagine how great a challenge that will be. If we discount nuclear as a choice, then that leaves one option: coal. And it's not as if we'll be off of coal. We'll actually have to increase our use of coal anyway, which means we'll rely on carbon sequestration, which has not been done on any scale yet. Much of this future relies on technologies that have yet to be developed, and that's potentially dangerous to rely on. Nuclear is proven as clean and safe. It's no silver bullet but nothing is. We're looking at a very diverse energy future, and nuclear will have to play a part. See this post for more detail: http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/06/nuclear-energy-needs-a-major-re-branding/
  • Rated by dgirlp on Apr 07 2008, 6:07pm

    Welcome to SU...peace.