Stone age solutions for stone age problems
100,000 year old
Steam age
Peak oil is the uninvited fairy that curses the princess to die in 16 years
Handlemaker Bank is the 13th fairy
The Bank can't reverse the curse only mitigate the effects
What is needed is leadership and incentives to mitigate effects
Without leadership predictable events may result in avoidable suffering and economic losses
Banking and investment are core of functioning economies. New economies require new banking and investment solutions.
Energy component:
Energy is like a currency. Oil, gas, hydrogen, or stored electrical power.
Used by elites.
New component:
Promote positive post oil future by funding and profiting from the post oil economy
numbers dont lie by vaclav smil why understanding how humans hunt is essential to understanding why millions continues to be spent on cold fusion projects instead of triple paned windows. why not start with what is proven? windows. smil explains that triple glazed windows can create savings of 90% - no other opportunities for billions of units. cost 15% more. why isnt this done? because it doesnt hunt. no hunter is going to acquire large solar surplus from the being the "johnny appleseed of triple glazed windows" in the same way the way that hunters can create surplus gains from investing the chance at discovering and controlling cold fusion. why are large surpluses found at the frontier - fusion vs windows? the chance at property rights. there are no 10x or 10,000x multiples for investors in triple glazing. all the benefits from paying to replace acrue to the homeowner. the key is to find the right investor. utilities will offer rebates to install energy efficiencies. since ...
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