Comments on: The Fifth Fuel is Our Most Valuable, Says New Report: Energy Efficiency Worth Forty Power Plants a Year http://blog.kld.com/uncategorized/the-%e2%80%9cfifth-fuel%e2%80%9d-is-our-most-valuable-says-new-report-energy-efficiency-worth-forty-power-plants-a-year/ SRI, ESG, antitrust, Climate change, Emerging Markets, Engagement, Foundations & Endowments, Globalization, Green Building, Investments, KLD, Law & Economics, Management, Microfinance, Mission-based Investing, Organic Food, Pensions, Private Equity, Product Safety, Proxy Voting, SEC, Social Enterprises, SRI/ESG Investing, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability Reporting, Transparency Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jerry http://blog.kld.com/uncategorized/the-%e2%80%9cfifth-fuel%e2%80%9d-is-our-most-valuable-says-new-report-energy-efficiency-worth-forty-power-plants-a-year/#comment-7761 Jerry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:30:21 +0000 http://blog.kld.com/uncategorized/the-%e2%80%9cfifth-fuel%e2%80%9d-is-our-most-valuable-says-new-report-energy-efficiency-worth-forty-power-plants-a-year/#comment-7761 Do consumers hold the key to the 6th fuel? That is what about simplifying our lifestyles, eating less animal products, shopping less, spending more time in nature and with our families, reducing waste and reusing? We don’t speak on this it seems because it’s perceived as negative until one by one we discover that we can be as happy or even happier with less. I also like the idea of a the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) in as an alternative to the gross domestic product (GDP). We need to measure the impact of our choices on the interdependencies of human, environmental and economic causes and effects to better reflect the reality of our situation and respond accordingly. Do consumers hold the key to the 6th fuel? That is what about simplifying our lifestyles, eating less animal products, shopping less, spending more time in nature and with our families, reducing waste and reusing? We don’t speak on this it seems because it’s perceived as negative until one by one we discover that we can be as happy or even happier with less.

I also like the idea of a the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) in as an alternative to the gross domestic product (GDP). We need to measure the impact of our choices on the interdependencies of human, environmental and economic causes and effects to better reflect the reality of our situation and respond accordingly.

]]> By: Jean-Luc http://blog.kld.com/uncategorized/the-%e2%80%9cfifth-fuel%e2%80%9d-is-our-most-valuable-says-new-report-energy-efficiency-worth-forty-power-plants-a-year/#comment-7779 Jean-Luc Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:49:35 +0000 http://blog.kld.com/uncategorized/the-%e2%80%9cfifth-fuel%e2%80%9d-is-our-most-valuable-says-new-report-energy-efficiency-worth-forty-power-plants-a-year/#comment-7779 "In 1970, the US consumed 18,000 BTU to produce one dollar of GDP. In 2008, each dollar of output only required 8,900 BTU". Yes, efficiencies have contributed to that reduction but one should also factor in the shift from Manufacturing to Service economy the US has experienced, and the fact that the US has exported a lot of its manufacturing energy demanding jobs (they still consume but not under the US Banner). “In 1970, the US consumed 18,000 BTU to produce one dollar of GDP. In 2008, each dollar of output only required 8,900 BTU”. Yes, efficiencies have contributed to that reduction but one should also factor in the shift from Manufacturing to Service economy the US has experienced, and the fact that the US has exported a lot of its manufacturing energy demanding jobs (they still consume but not under the US Banner).

]]>