brian carroll on Sat, 4 Aug 2001 06:35:54 +0200 (CEST) |
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* * * democratic energy policy by and for humans worldwide * * * t h e P U B L I C E N E R G Y N E T W O R K http://www.electronetwork.org/works/pen/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - help collaboratively draft a 100 year public energy policy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - goal: develop a strategic energy plan which establishes a democratic, 2/3rds energy- efficient Electrical Infrastructure by 2100 common era. benefits: - reverse pollution - limit power outages - increase security method: public and private investment in multidisciplinary research & development to strategically redesign electrical power, media, and technology infrastructures to serve both our economic and social values. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - !!! two very different policy options: industrial or democratic power !!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # 1 People serving the Industrial Power System (today)... http://www.electronetwork.org/works/pen/old_power/ # 2 the Democratic Power System Serving People (tomorrow)... http://www.electronetwork.org/works/pen/new_power/ the choice? benefit short-term private economic interests or adapt power to serve long-term public and private interests. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one proposal to consider... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - redirecting monies subsidizing the 2/3rds energy wasted in the current industrial system for redesigning a new infrastructure with public and private funds. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please share your ideas and contribute your skills to the PEN-List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - join the PEN-list and make energy policy public send an e-mail message TO: lists@openflows.org with the following command in the message BODY: subscribe pen-l [there is no political agenda to this project and no affiliation is needed other than to volunteer ideas and effort to bring human issues into local and global energy policies] --- list sponsored by openflows.org --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a public initiative of the Electromagnetic Internetwork http://www.electronetwork.org/ & the Seeing Cyberspace citizen education project http://www.electronetwork.org/works/seeing/ * * * please forward to fellow humans far and wide * * * _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold