En los últimos años estamos asistiendo a cambio estructurales en algunos sectores de industrias muy consolidadas que han ejercido y siguen ejerciendo un gran poder político, mediático y que en muchos casos prestan servicios estratégicos a la sociedad. Los primeros casos vinieron de la mano; la inesperada convulsión en la industria cinematográfica y la discográfica.Sigue leyendo «Evolucionar o morir»
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Servidumbre energética
Desde hace años el Gobierno ha hablado de aprobar el balance neto, siguiendo criterios lógicos para incentivar la autoproducción en el ámbito residencial (borrador del RD nov.2011). Sin embargo los lobbies eléctricos son fuertes, los favores debidos muchos y los expolíticos que ahora cobran como consejeros en las Endesas, Iberdrolas, Fenosas y demás, proliferan de tal formaSigue leyendo «Servidumbre energética»
En recuerdo de una amiga
Anoche mientras dormíavolví a calzar mis gastadaszapatillas de ballet.Bailé hasta alcanzar la luna llenaque lisonjera decía‘niña, tú no dejes de bailar’.Bailé pues, con las estrellasque entré guiños susurrabanmi nombre, de forma fugaz.Bailé a lomos del vientomientras mi pelo doradoflotaba, creando dunas de sal.Bailé entre lirios e ibiscusque elegantes cimbreabansus tallos, para dejarme pasar.Bailé sobre olasSigue leyendo «En recuerdo de una amiga»
Is the Government Trying to Kill Digital Currency?
Last week, Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), held a press conference to discuss about some concerns related to virtual currencies. FinCEN is a bureau of the US Treasury Department, and reports to the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. You can read her speech here and draw your ownSigue leyendo «Is the Government Trying to Kill Digital Currency?»
Our left carbon budget
We’re now in the black-bar phase, eating up our available «carbon budget» before we hit dangerous levels of temperature rise. If we go beyond the ‘safe limits’ we won’t be able to reverse the sea level rise, ocean acidification, sea ice reduction, agricultural yields, hurricane destructiveness, … the destruction of our own habitat.
Sustainable Energy for all
This weekend someone asked me about how feasible would be to supply all the energy demand with renewable energy. My answer was not very optimistic. In Spain, nowadays, only 15% of the energy comes from renewable sources and as far as I know the main research efforts are driven by the need of finding aSigue leyendo «Sustainable Energy for all»
Some turtles… But where were the whales?
We were supposed to encounter plenty of sea life during this season of the year, but for one reason or the other we hardly got to watch some turtles, sword fish and sun fish. The Mediterraneo is getting empty as well as all the oceans: overfishing, acidification, violation of sealife protection laws, pollution, human impact,Sigue leyendo «Some turtles… But where were the whales?»
Water crisis – The path to P2P water
Water.org Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness.Women spend 200 million hours a day collecting water.Three times more people lack water than live in the United States. The majority of illness is caused by fecal matter. More people have a mobile than a toilet. Lack of community involvement causes 50% of otherSigue leyendo «Water crisis – The path to P2P water»
Energy crisis – The path to P2P energy
Energy is the engine of our economy. An economy based on growth that permanently demands larger amounts of energy. During the 20th century, especially during the second half of it, economic growth has come hand in hand with the easy access to fossil fuel resources, something that at that time seemed to be virtually inexhaustible.Sigue leyendo «Energy crisis – The path to P2P energy»
Fracking – When the water broke
In this voracious race to consume the planet’s resources the eternal seekers of an oil substitute began some years ago the folly of fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing. The number of oil fields is limited and they only decrease over time along with their profitability, but nonetheless the economy needs the black gold, itsSigue leyendo «Fracking – When the water broke»
Sylvia García 