These present discontents #ConquestofDough #EROEIrogerglewisMay 24, 2018Uncategorized Stealing this Joke for The Conquest of Dough #92: Pianists in a brothel rogerglewisMay 24, 2018UncategorizedEdit “#92: Pianists in a brothel” Post navigation PreviousNext This is a fantastic observation on these Present Discontents. Surplus Energy Economics THE TRIUMPH OF REASON, OR A NEW DARK AGE? There is a …
15% of the energy use embodied in trade turns out to be induced by final consumption, and 85% is attributed to intermediate production https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320445428_Global_primary_energy_use_associated_with_production_consumption_and_international_trade Steve you say EROI is only relevant to extractive industries I think this paper shows that is not correct. I think you are correct that International Trade is relevant, the relevance …
The Oligarchical temper, Theophrastus Statue of Theophrastus, Palermo Botanical Garden http://www.eudaemonist.com/biblion/characters/ John you might enjoy this from this chap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophrastus c. 371 – c. 287 BC XXVI. The Oligarch (xxix) The Oligarchical temper …