Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer to the Greenhouse Problem
By Donella Meadows
–July 21, 1988–
To the folks who bring us nuclear power, this year’s drought is a bonanza. They don’t have to advertise any more, the media are doing it for them. Nearly every report on the drought calls it a sign of the global greenhouse effect. One cause of greenhouse warming is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Nuclear [...]
A Negabarrel Saved is a Barrel Earned
By Donella Meadows
–June 2, 1988–
Amory Lovins shuttles around the world carrying a small suitcase that contains, he says, the equivalent of 200 large power plants plus all the oil that runs through the trans-Alaska pipeline.
What it really contains is energy-saving lightbulbs, motors, showerheads, and other devices. They help Amory get across the most basic points about energy, namely:
1). No one [...]
A Catalog for Eco-Consumers
By Donella Meadows
–October 8, 1987–
A year ago I wrote in a column that if every light bulb in the United States were replaced with the most energy-efficient equivalent now available, we could save enough electricity to shut down half the nuclear power plants in the nation. I should have anticipated all the letters that came in, asking where to get [...]
Dear Folks: June 21, 1987
Dear Folks,
Ah, June! This is the time when we remember why we endure five months of winter to live here. Everything is overwhelmingly green, the birds are singing, the air is sweet, the salads are beginning to flow in from the garden. Fresh young dill. It’s worth at least one month of winter just for the fresh dill. And spinach [...]
Every Goliath Has His David
By Donella Meadows
–June 18, 1987–
The following message was brought to you by the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness (USCEA) — for awhile. Then ABC and NBC decided to stop airing it until USCEA answered complaints about its inaccuracies.
“Almost a billion dollars every week.”
Thunk! A huge money bag drops onto a desert landscape.
“That’s how much America spends on foreign oil. Just [...]
