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[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> Re: the development of a solar infrastructure |
no comment. next time please send the same post to me as you send to the list. else, it is only a political game. a critique can sometimes strengthen ideas, unless they are already figured out in advance- no questions asked. bc >I'm glad you read the site but surprised that you did >not notice that solar bonds are not a one size fits >all proposition, each region designs their own bond, >combining solar, wind, and conservation in the manner >most appropriate for that particular region. Which >seems to be exactly what you're asking for. And >because it's a local initiative movement, if they >happen to be located in a big hole, then they >certainly are free to not pursue the solar option. > >As to the environmental impact of solar cell >production, yes, all modern production has it's >industrial side effects and controls have to be put in >place. Luckily, with solar, the industry is new and >therefore can be openly monitored as it develops. But >I'll take the hazards of silicon chip production over >uranium tailings, ecosystems destroyed by damming, or >the greenhouse gas producing alternatives out there >now. Since we aren't about to elect a Luddite reform >movement, we will continue to have energy production, >so why wouldn't you pursue the cleanest technology >available. > >And while they are energy bonds, we are calling them >solar bonds because "energy bonds" doesn't sound very >descriptive or interesting and solar/conservation/wind >is something of a mouthful. > >In any case, I am pretty disappointed with nettime >network as a whole. I was led to believe that it is a >forum for discussing tactics and politics. And while I >have had a somewhat engaging input from one person, it >was largely discouraging (reminding me of the >apocryphal tale that Che Guevera's mother once said to >him "If the left had to form a firing squad it would >be a circle"). I was looking for ways to take the idea >further, input on how the net could disseminate >successful regional politics to wider forums. Maybe >it's the idea's fault. Or my fault for not presenting >it properly. But it's easier to blame nettime. > >The good news is that San Diego, The University of >California, Sebastapol, Boulder, Washington State, and >a few other places have expressed interest in Solar >Bonds, and, also in the footsteps of the San Francisco >model, there was the following report: > >CALIFORNIA POWER AUTHORITY SUBMITS LARGEST CLEAN >ENERGY PLAN IN HISTORY > > >ìThe CPAís has devised a feasible plan for Los Angeles >Community > Colleges to Solarî > > ñ Says Greenpeace > <snipped> _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold