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Michael Spencer

Redesign the Paradigm

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Focus on real problems, challenge existing assumptions, move beyond ideologies and belief systems. seek solutions that benefit society instead of the select few, then design new systems to improve the human condition.

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Water is essential for human survival. It is considered a renewable resource but its limits are determined by the water cycles within a geographic location. Water availability is directly affected by population growth. There are approx. 83 million... more
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Financialization has become the goal of the large banking institutions. Risky intangible financial instruments in a deregulated environment have been the greatest source for generating investor wealth and have provided billions in fees... more
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Financialization refers to economic conditions where financial markets become the preferred system for investments rather than investing in the real economy. The goal is to create an economic system where any tangible or intangible form of... more
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Solar thermal may represent a viable way to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, but what will the cost be to implement the required infrastructure for the power facilities and grid connections, some of which may be required in isolated... more
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To what level is global warming or climate change occurring? are human’s contributing to it with green house gas (GHG) emissions and if so to what level? If we are contributing to it can we fix the problem preferably without... more
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The two primary methods currently available for growing and harvesting algae are open pond systems and closed system photobioreactors (PBR). PBR’s create an enclosed growing environment for algae cultivation where light, air, and nutrients... more
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One of our planet’s fastest growing organisms is algae. Algae can grow at rates 100 times faster than current production food crops or plants that can be used for bio fuel, producing yields as high as 5,00 to 15,000 gallons in one acre... more
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Bio fuels have met resistance from a number of different sources. The oil industry and automobile manufacturers have lobbyists focused on ensuring that the energy transportation sector remains firmly entrenched in petroleum. A strong lobbying... more
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In 2008, the United States used 128 million gallons of petroleum each day to produce diesel fuel for commercial trucks, trains and boats. 26 million gallons of bio fuels were also produced each day of which only 825,000 gallons per... more
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The U.S. consumed approximately 819 million gallons of petroleum per day (worldwide consumption was 3.55 million gallons per day). 581 million gallons per day or 71% of that petroleum was used for transportation. Petroleum use in... more
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