Author Archives: Peter_Schwartzman

(UPDATED, January 2014) How much Fossil Fuel is needed for Solar Transition & Which one should be used? (Open accompanying slide show. It will open in a new tab.) Let’s first be clear that solar transition must be parasitic on … Continue reading →

(Updated 1/10/14) Carbon-sequestration from the atmosphere must be a component of a Solar Transition By David Schwartzman Following Hansen et al.’s (2008) analysis, a prevention program to have any chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change (C3) must include carbon-sequestration from … Continue reading →

(A Critique of Michael Lind’s ‘Everything you’ve heard about fossil fuels may be wrong’) (Posted at: http://www.solidarityeconomy.net/ & http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com) By David Schwartzman It’s the other way around. Nearly everything we hear from Lind in this Salon piece (May 31, 2011) … Continue reading →

The following exchange originally took place on a listserv…. FROM Maggie Zhou: David, I am sorry but I’ve discussed this with you several times, I really think the model you keep promoting is a self-deceiving fantasy that is dangerous for … Continue reading →