If I told you, “Many people need computing services, so we’d better build more mainframe computer centers where you can come run your computing task,” you’d probably reply, “We did that in the 1960’s, but now we use networked PC’s.” Full Story »
Posted by Philippe Habib
Insightful opinion by energy maven Amory Lovins, the chairman and chief scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, about whether large power points are appropriate in today's world. This guest post in the NYT's Freakonomics blog is based on extensive factual evidence from multiple sources, and offers thoughtful recommendations for adapting our energy technologies to further the public good. Highly recommended.
