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Comment on Mayor Bloomberg fights coal, but supports fracking in New York State by smipp Ltd.

smipp Ltd. — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:26:16 +0000

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Comment on PIMCO CEO sees paradigm shift from nuclear by Abby Gruen

Abby Gruen — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:06:20 +0000

Jeff, You’re way ahead of me on peak oil, I’ll get back to you on that when I catch up. On the nuclear future, just went to a global renewable energy conference the view is still that nuclear is necessary. Better designed plants, maybe different technologies (like TerraPower, with its alternative type of nuclear reactor that runs on natural or depleted uranium) but nothing can beat nuclear as a base load power source; not even cheap natural gas, potentially volatile with environmental issues unresolved.

Comment on PIMCO CEO sees paradigm shift from nuclear by Jeff Hawkins

Jeff Hawkins — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:06:03 +0000

Abby,
Would like to hear your take on the “peak oil” debate. I read several books recently on the topic, the only one I liked was “A Thousand Barrels a Second” by Peter Tertzakian. Almost everyone argues that greater reliance on nuclear must be part of the future, but with the Japanese crisis will that still be true?

Comment on Funding the media revolution – one step at a time by Abby Gruen

Abby Gruen — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:47:50 +0000

Yes, Scribd and DocumentCloud do this, but probably would be best incorporated into a platform that creates groups where members can be validated, and searchable categories with comment threads that are journalism-oriented.

Comment on Funding the media revolution – one step at a time by Andre Natta

Andre Natta — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:42:59 +0000

Great post! Would the proposed suggestion be a more focused version of existing products like DocumentCloud and Scribd or something completely new?

Comment on Funding the media revolution – one step at a time by carolwallace

carolwallace — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:35:29 +0000

This is really interesting, Abby. What a great model: a pool of (verified) source material that reporters could access for different purposes, on different time frames. But what a fundamental shift in attitude!

Comment on Nuclear power in U.S. lags by Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:36:27 +0000

Interesting stuff, Abby. $6.50/watt is an eye-opener for nuclear considering solar can be close to $4. What is it about US nuclear that makes it so much more expensive? Insurance? Greater subsidies overseas?

Comment on Nuclear energy creating strange allies by Nuclear power in U.S. lags « Earth Ink

Nuclear power in U.S. lags « Earth Ink — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:47:48 +0000

[...] Earlier this year the announcement of U.S. loan guarantees for the nuclear power industry was said to herald a nuclear renaissance. [...]

Comment on U.S. invented solar panels, but China owns the industry by Jan Karman

Jan Karman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:14:48 +0000

Hi Abby,
Do we actually need direct sunlight, or will just light from a covered sky do? Because, when e.g. in front of the mirror in our bathroom, I see the light from a small window throwing a skewed glimmer on it and along that sharp line the vapor is gone. Which means that the light alone produces enough energy for resolving the vapor.
Just wondering.
Jan

Comment on Shop for electricity like for a cell phone by Abby Gruen

Abby Gruen — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:55:16 +0000

Hi Diane: If you are on an equal payment-type payment plan, that will go away when you sign up with a new energy supplier. Good luck!