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Two New Visions for America's Energy Future
 Speaking before an enthusiastic crowd at a sold-out DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., former Vice President Al Gore issued a challenge to "repower America." Gore's challenge is undoubtedly ambitious: he wants the entire U.S. electricity sector to shift to zero-carbon sources like wind, solar, and geothermal in the next 10 years.
While many energy experts reacted to his challenge with skepticism, Gore believes that he has set an "achievable, affordable and transformative" goal. Read More... Quantifying Overextension—America’s “Predicament”  “In nature, the over-extension of a population upon a resource which diminishes is well known, and the results tend to be disastrous.” – Youngquist[1]The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”.
The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”. Read More...
Global Financial Crisis 2008
 The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.
On the one hand many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown will affect the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world. The problem could have been avoided, if ideologues supporting the current economics models weren’t so vocal, influential and inconsiderate of others’ viewpoints and concerns. Read More...
EarthServe Highlights
Welcome to the first EarthServe Newsletter. Currently, we are awaiting our non-profit tax status and putting the foundation's Advisory Board and infrastructure in place. I look forward to publishing this newsletter quarterly and will include topical items along with updates on our progress.
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