DJB made yet another insightful comment that summarised the whole problem of the constant high-fives we give each other everytime we profess our faith in “environmentally-friendly” technologies: There is no free lunch. Specifically: [...] Look at the huge move to compact fluorescents. No doubt a boon in terms of global warming, but a mercury pollution [...]
Building ‘Solar Valley’ in the Philippines
September 9, 2008 By 23 Comments
In a four-part feature in BusinessWorld, Technology columnist Dennis Posadas (who blogs at Ricebowlandchips) advocates building a Philippine Solar Valley which would be to Renewable Energy what Silicon Valley is to Information Technology. In Part One, Posadas explains the timeliness of such an initiative especially given the recent opportunities we can build on, in particular, [...]
Clueless over Bangsamoro
August 4, 2008 By 14 Comments
I was snacking and I was reading GRP-MILF draft pact on Bangsamoro homeland which @mlq3 over at Plurk shared. This struck me the most: Sharing of Minerals on Territorial Waters: Consistent with paragraphs 5 and 6 of the provisions on Resources, all potential sources of energy, petroleum in situ, hydrocarbon, natural gas and other minerals, [...]
Vast Difference
July 12, 2008 By 14 Comments
A few days ago, I made a suggestion that maybe – just maybe – the Philippines should stop honoring its outstanding debts to the World Bank and to the International Monetary Fund, given the premise that there is a global financial, food, and energy crisis. The alternative would be to re-appropriate the funds allocated for [...]
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