Smart Metering is FCUKED, a disaster

   Smart Metering is FCUKED   Nick Hunn WiFore Consulting nick@wifore.com +44 7768 890 148 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. This allows you to copy, distribute and display the contents of this paper, or make derivative works. Acknowledgement of the author is appreciated.   The Fiendishly Complicated United Kingdom Enduring Deployment […]

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Nitrogen feeds billions of people, but relies on cheap fossil, damages soils, pollutes water with runnoff and only about 20% actually gets picked up by plant root hairs

On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:33 PM, dave andrews wrote: Bbc r4 on the above pointed out how the  haber process generated nitrogen feeds billions of people, but relies on cheap fossil, damages soils, pollutes water with runnoff and only about 20% actually gets picked up by plant root hairs, the rest washing away/off_gassing.  […]

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List of proposed new projects in the Government’s New Infrastructure Project – Zombie projects

In my professional life until very recently I have been heavily involved in business development for major civil engineering companies. Looking at this list of proposed new projects in the Government’s New Infrastructure Project one thing strikes me very forcefully is that most of these projects are not at all new.  In fact there are […]

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Delegate seeks room / accomodation for two nights in Berlin Friday 8 & Saturday 9 November – single British male, activist in community energy

From: Claverton@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:Claverton@yahoogroups.co.uk] On Behalf Of  Accommodation sought in Berlin, 2 x nights of this Friday 8 & Saturday 9 November – single British male, activist in community energy, with reasonable German – will provide humour for money! Theres a very good thing called COUCHSURFERS designed for this very thing! alban.thurston (the at siggn )dsl.pipex.com […]

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Commission to clarify guidance for energy

By Dave Keating  –  European Voices, 17 October 2013 Wide range of approaches across the EU http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/commission-to-clarify-state-aid-rules-for-energy-/78442.aspx The European Commission’s energy department is expected to publish next week draft guideance on subsidies for renwable energy, to bring greater clarity and predictability to member states’ approaches. But data showing that fossil fuels and nuclear energy together […]

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A note about defamation

In making comments about other people or their work on this site you must avoid defamation. This applies particularily to the Yahoo Groups web group. What is defamation? Sally Bercow’s tweet about Lord McAlpine is a good example. It said: “Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*”.  That was defamation because: “ … words are […]

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