Comments for Blue Marble Energy http://bluemarbleenergy.net Blog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on What if Food Waste Collection was Mandatory? by Tania Scutt http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2010/02/23/what-if-food-waste-collection-was-mandatory/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Tania Scutt Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:32:28 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=633#comment-1579 Mandatory. If only... If they took away my food waste collection service now, I'd be desperate. I've composted my greens at home for decades but having an easy system for sending the cooked scraps and contaminated paper is bliss. Win, win, win. Now, if I could just get my friends to join in. Mandatory. If only…
If they took away my food waste collection service now, I’d be desperate. I’ve composted my greens at home for decades but having an easy system for sending the cooked scraps and contaminated paper is bliss.
Win, win, win. Now, if I could just get my friends to join in.

]]> Comment on Clean(er) Coal by Roland Cusick http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2010/02/07/cleaner-coal/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Roland Cusick Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:51:52 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=617#comment-1575 Great post! As a graduate student, the majority of my information come from "rice cake dry" scientific journals. Most of the articles seem to purposely lack perspective and humor, so it's quite refreshing to read your posts. Keep up the good work and continue to fight the good fight! Great post! As a graduate student, the majority of my information come from “rice cake dry” scientific journals. Most of the articles seem to purposely lack perspective and humor, so it’s quite refreshing to read your posts.

Keep up the good work and continue to fight the good fight!

]]> Comment on Not Another Flavor of the Week by danielle h. http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/10/30/not-another-flavor-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-397 danielle h. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:10:17 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=519#comment-397 Thank you for your comment. To answer your question: Removing oil as a feedstock for the flavoring industry is part of a wider sustainable solution. If the petroleum feedstock is replaced by one that is renewable (like waste biomass) it will allow that industry to be more sustainable and take a bite out of our oil dependence. Think of bioderived flavors like electric cars; they're a better solution within the existing construct. The reality is that people aren't going to stop driving cars nor will the majority of the world's population element processed foods from their diet. It is our hope that alternatives such as this will eventually supplant our flawed system with one that is fully sustainable. I would love you to check out a previous post of ours, which explores another facet of the shift to a more sustainable culture and lifestyle: http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/16/100-mile-diet-it%e2%80%99s-a-locavore-takeover/ Thank you for your comment. To answer your question: Removing oil as a feedstock for the flavoring industry is part of a wider sustainable solution. If the petroleum feedstock is replaced by one that is renewable (like waste biomass) it will allow that industry to be more sustainable and take a bite out of our oil dependence. Think of bioderived flavors like electric cars; they’re a better solution within the existing construct. The reality is that people aren’t going to stop driving cars nor will the majority of the world’s population element processed foods from their diet. It is our hope that alternatives such as this will eventually supplant our flawed system with one that is fully sustainable. I would love you to check out a previous post of ours, which explores another facet of the shift to a more sustainable culture and lifestyle: http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/16/100-mile-diet-it%e2%80%99s-a-locavore-takeover/

]]> Comment on Not Another Flavor of the Week by Skeptic http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/10/30/not-another-flavor-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Skeptic Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:52:33 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=519#comment-394 Is simply removing the oil component from artificially flavored processed food system really a solution, more than a band-aid fix? Supporting a flavoring industry seems to save us oil but maintain ecological instability and unsustainability. Doing things right the first time often saves us the most in the long run, why not use the crisis to not simply replace oil in our systems but redesign our systems? Is simply removing the oil component from artificially flavored processed food system really a solution, more than a band-aid fix? Supporting a flavoring industry seems to save us oil but maintain ecological instability and unsustainability. Doing things right the first time often saves us the most in the long run, why not use the crisis to not simply replace oil in our systems but redesign our systems?

]]> Comment on OMG: The Stupid S*$t Humans Do by Ernst Stavro Bloviat http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/25/omg-the-stupid-st-humans-do/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Ernst Stavro Bloviat Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:36:37 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=424#comment-158 Awesome! My favorites are #3, #4, & #8. Awesome! My favorites are #3, #4, & #8.

]]> Comment on Peak Everything: Peak Closure by Brandon DeCuir http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/11/peak-everything-peak-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Brandon DeCuir Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:09:44 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=400#comment-122 Great series Kelly! Keep em coming. Great series Kelly! Keep em coming.

]]> Comment on Peak Everything: Food by danielle h. http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/09/peak-everything-food/comment-page-1/#comment-120 danielle h. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:05:34 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=389#comment-120 I very good point, Sean, thank you for your comment. Yes, everything is very much connected; peak oil, peak fertilizer, peak soil, peak food are linked in a self-fulfilling cycle. I very good point, Sean, thank you for your comment. Yes, everything is very much connected; peak oil, peak fertilizer, peak soil, peak food are linked in a self-fulfilling cycle.

]]> Comment on Peak Everything: Food by Sean McCarron http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/09/09/peak-everything-food/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Sean McCarron Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:03:30 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=389#comment-119 Another fun link in the corn-fertilizer-petroleum chain is how nutrient-demanding and soil-damaging the corn plant is. Not only is the ubiquity of corn dangerous, the specific choice in grain is dangerous. Corn taxes soil much more intensely than other crops and therefore requires greater amounts of soil correctives (fertilizer). Another fun link in the corn-fertilizer-petroleum chain is how nutrient-demanding and soil-damaging the corn plant is. Not only is the ubiquity of corn dangerous, the specific choice in grain is dangerous. Corn taxes soil much more intensely than other crops and therefore requires greater amounts of soil correctives (fertilizer).

]]> Comment on Blue Marble attends the WTN Summit and Awards; President Paul Kagame of Rwanda Speaks on “The Era of Global Resource Competition” by MG Howard http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/07/17/blue-marble-attends-the-wtn-summit-and-awards-president-paul-kagame-of-rwanda-speaks-on-global-resource-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-109 MG Howard Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:35:28 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=239#comment-109 Kelly- Thanks for this overview of the WTN summit and gala. I believe Jim's goal of solving the worlds ailments by bringing together disparate factors is a brilliant one since something seemingly unrelated may be the missing link to a myriad of problems. My husband and I short listed in the Entertainment category and were truly honored to be among some of the greatest minds in the world. Hopefully working together, we can all make a difference. Wish us all luck in our endeavor. MG Howard Kelly-

Thanks for this overview of the WTN summit and gala.

I believe Jim’s goal of solving the worlds ailments by bringing together disparate factors is a brilliant one since something seemingly unrelated may be the missing link to a myriad of problems.

My husband and I short listed in the Entertainment category and were truly honored to be among some of the greatest minds in the world.

Hopefully working together, we can all make a difference.

Wish us all luck in our endeavor.

MG Howard

]]> Comment on Peak Everything by Sean McCarron http://bluemarbleenergy.net/2009/08/25/peak-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Sean McCarron Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:40:58 +0000 http://bluemarbleenergy.net/?p=362#comment-92 A fascinating read on the challenges and perils we face and what we've done to address them is James Gustave Speth's Red Sky at Morning. A fascinating read on the challenges and perils we face and what we’ve done to address them is James Gustave Speth’s Red Sky at Morning.

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