... maybe not so renewable after all: <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327410322365714.html?mod=WSJASIA_newsreel_lifeStyle>
The IPCC released a report that claims 13.8% of energy is currently from renewable resources -- 12% is from burning wood, which is a renewable resource. Haiti meets 60% of its energy demands by burning wood, which makes it very easy to distinguish from the Dominican Republic: <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=satellite+image+of+Haiti&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x8eb6c6f37fcbbb11:0xb51438b24c54f6d3,Haiti&gl=us&t=h&ei=rFXdTZONDpCqsAOz9MyzBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCIQ8gEwAA> The author makes the point that we keep running out of "renewable" resources such as fish for food and wood for fire, but seem to have an endless supply of non-renewable resources such as gold and fossil fuels. A more interesting point he makes is that "renewable" energy sources rely on rare-earth metals of limited supply, materials that aren't renewable. Perhaps we should concentrate on conservation and burning fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently. Francis Drouillard, PE Novato, CA 94945 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
