Insulating the Third Rail--Human Overpopulation
Addressing Human Overpopulation Without Fear of Electrocution
An almost universal causal factor in social, environmental, economic, political, and health problems, and impediment to sustainability, is human overpopulation. Population creates demand, and demand results in overuse and depletion of resources of all kinds--yet few are willing to recognize, address, and solve it. Fear is a central reason for this lack of ...learn more
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Created: Mar 19, 2008
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
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At this core energy technology incubator, energy policy is created as renewable energy technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.
The Vision
Mendocino Energy is located on the Mendocino coast, three plus hours north of San Francisco/Silicon Valley. On the waterfront of Fort Bragg, utilizing a portion of the now-defunct Georgia-Pacific Mill Site to innovate in best practices, cost-efficient, safe renewable and sustainable energy development – wind, wave, solar, bioremediation, green-ag/algae, smart grid and grid technologies, et al.
The process is collaborative in creating, identifying and engineering optimum, commercial-scale, sustainable, renewable energy solutions with acumen.
Start-ups, utility corporations (e.g. PG&E), universities (e.g. Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford), EPRI, the federal government (FERC, DOE, DOI) and the world’s greatest minds gathering at this fast-tracked, unique coming-together of a green work force, the U.S. government for responsible, safe renewable energy technology development to quickly identify best commercialization candidates and build-outs.
The campus is quickly constructed on healthy areas of the Mill Site as in the past, this waterfront, 400+ acre industry created contaminated areas where mushroom bioremediation is underway.
Determining best sitings for the state-of-the-art aquatic launch (PG&E) and projects in solar thermal, wind turbines and mills, wave energy; taking the important first steps towards establishing U.S. leadership in renewable energy and the global green economy.
