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Our PASA 2006 talk on "Implications of and Alternatives to Petroleum-based Farming"  can be read by clicking on the title.  You will then be prompted to either open or save to your own machine this downloadable Microsoft Word document.
 
The 2006 PASA document covers the following:
  • An overview of alternative future energy options
  • An overview of the embodied energy in agriculture and the challenges we face
  • Key concepts to grasp and utilize to consider your future energy options
    • Re-defining Efficiency
    • Energy Ratios, Net Energy Ratio, Energy Return On Energy Invested
    • Payback with Wind power case study
    • Case studies of ethanol, house retrofits
    • Ecological Footprint
  • Scenario for Future Farming in PA under conditions of diminishing availability of oil
 
 
Coming soon:
    Health Preparedness
    Neo-Terra's Report on Future Energy Prospects for Heat, Electricity and Transportation
    Health, Safety and our Electromagnetic Environment: Cell Phones, Microwaves, Wireless
 
 
Additional reports and documents of interest will be added to this page, so watch for updates!