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Renewable Energy Zealots Must Understand ‘Net Energy’

Renewable Energy Zealots Must Understand ‘Net Energy’

EarthWISE—Megan Quinn Bachman Was I surprised that last issue’s column, Can Renewables Outshine Fossil Fuels?, elicited a strong reaction, with written responses of support and derision? Not at all. It’s an issue that continues to divide the environmental community, and one which keeps us from moving forward as quickly as possible to conserve resources and […]

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    Renewable Energy Zealots Must Understand ‘Net Energy’

    Renewable Energy Zealots Must Understand ‘Net Energy’

    EarthWISE—Megan Quinn Bachman Was I surprised that last issue’s column, Can Renewables Outshine Fossil Fuels?, elicited a strong reaction, with written responses of support and derision? Not at all. It’s an issue that continues to divide the environmental community, and one which keeps us from moving forward as quickly as possible to conserve resources and […]

    Food Incubators Produce Jobs, Food Security

    Food Incubators Produce Jobs, Food Security

    EarthWISE—Megan Quinn Bachman It may seem strange that Ohio’s most successful food incubators are in the Buckeye State’s economically-depressed Appalachian southeast and in the heart of industrial agriculture in its northwest flatlands. But the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks’ Food Ventures Program (ACEnet) in Athens and the Center for Innovative Food Technology’s Northwest Ohio Cooperative […]