Compression Challenges

0January 4, 2010
What is Compression?

Compression refers to: Population growth packing us ever tighter on a finite planet Squeezed resources; they’re not unlimited. Compress waste out of all...

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0January 4, 2010
Operational Objectives of Compression

Objectives Statement: Globally improve quality of life to an industrial society equivalent using no more than half the energy and half...

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0January 4, 2010
Why We Must Transition into Compression

The case for Compression does not rest on the slow increase in global temperature. It is a multiple-challenge manifesto. Many...

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0January 4, 2010
Expansion is the Opposite of Compression

Expansion is a bonanza mentality; trying to gain a big payback from minimum work or investment. Seldom works out for...

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0January 4, 2010
Out of Expansion Economics

About 500 years of global physical expansion has affected everyone on earth. It is still picking up speed, driven by...

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0January 3, 2010
Review Exercise Anticipating Compression

June 3, 2010 DIAGRAM YOUR EXISTING BUSINESS MODEL Does the organization now serve a vital, articulated social mission? Does it use lots of...

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- The LED Compression Lesson
  A couple of reports out this week from Sandia National Lab nicely illustrate the dilemmas of reducing resource use. They also... »
- World Grain Supply — 2010 and Beyond
  August 15, 2010 World grain prices are up sharply since June. U.S. prices rose for several days ahead of the USDA's much... »
- 1. The Case for Compression
  The case for Compression rests on no single, simple threat. We can't go back to a primeval environment and support the present... »
- 2. Compression of Resource Use
  How can a global population of 9 billion live well using no more resources than were consumed by only 4.5 billion (in... »
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