Comments on: Renewable Resources: Phony Economics http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/ We do the best we can with what we have Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How to Get Six Pack Fast http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1958 How to Get Six Pack Fast Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:07:50 +0000 http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1958 Not that I'm totally impressed, but this is a lot more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info is awesome. Thanks. Not that I’m totally impressed, but this is a lot more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info is awesome. Thanks.

]]> By: John Langley http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1334 John Langley Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:56:39 +0000 http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1334 Hey, great logic! I totally agree with your points. Pity about the grammar and punctuation. Someone with such important ideas to communicate should really get these things right. The following extracts contain howlers. The relevant words are identified by spacing. 'Hence the only relevant indicator of superiority of a resource is it’s cost' 'When the oil runs out, actually long before the oil runs out, it’s price will rise' 'I’ve already got a far more superior concern' 'wealthiness' Just trying to be helpful. If you don't get it, then you're beyond help anyway. Love. light and laughter, John Langley. Hey, great logic! I totally agree with your points. Pity about the grammar and punctuation. Someone with such important ideas to communicate should really get these things right. The following extracts contain howlers.
The relevant words are identified by spacing.

‘Hence the only relevant indicator of superiority of a resource is it’s cost’

‘When the oil runs out, actually long before the oil runs out, it’s price will rise’

‘I’ve already got a far more superior concern’

‘wealthiness’

Just trying to be helpful. If you don’t get it, then you’re beyond help anyway.

Love. light and laughter,

John Langley.

]]> By: Gabriel http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1289 Gabriel Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:51:02 +0000 http://constrained.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/renewable-resources-phony-economics/#comment-1289 OK, prices. But... The current price of gasoline is up to 50%+ taxes in Europe, for example. There's a political component and a scale component. Given the degree to which these things are politicized--because there are obviously big bucks at stake, so it's unavoidable--we must go beyond issues of intertemporal general equilibrium/first theorem pricing. What I find most troubling is the pretense that political means can or should determine the winning alternative to fossil fuels in the future. -- It makes a sort of mad sense, in that since these technologies have a large scale component, in terms of startup, a natural selection/competition approach might be messy. OTOH, we're dealing with government here. :-( OK, prices. But… The current price of gasoline is up to 50%+ taxes in Europe, for example. There’s a political component and a scale component.

Given the degree to which these things are politicized–because there are obviously big bucks at stake, so it’s unavoidable–we must go beyond issues of intertemporal general equilibrium/first theorem pricing.

What I find most troubling is the pretense that political means can or should determine the winning alternative to fossil fuels in the future. — It makes a sort of mad sense, in that since these technologies have a large scale component, in terms of startup, a natural selection/competition approach might be messy. OTOH, we’re dealing with government here. :-(

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