Comments - ANTS AREN'T SMART • ANT COLONIES ARE - Gaia Community2024-03-28T21:32:38Zhttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=5313775%3ABlogPost%3A37436&xn_auth=no THE SMART meter rollout is…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2022-07-02:5313775:Comment:1289712022-07-02T11:17:50.919ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/06/25/smart-meter-rollout-plunged-crisis-fresh-blow-net-zero/?WT.mc_id=e_DM5611&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Cit_New_v2&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_Cit_New_v220220702&utm_campaign=DM5611" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> THE SMART…</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/06/25/smart-meter-rollout-plunged-crisis-fresh-blow-net-zero/?WT.mc_id=e_DM5611&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Cit_New_v2&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_Cit_New_v220220702&utm_campaign=DM5611" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> THE SMART meter rollout</a></strong> is facing a fresh crisis as </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> a shortage of microchips leaves energy companies</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> unable to meet their installation targets and facing</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> multi-million pound fines. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Global shipping chaos</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> and fierce competition from other electronics</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> companies has led to a <strong><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/01/20/even-company-makes-microchip-machines-cannot-get-enough-chips/">severe lack of critical parts</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> for the devices, which track households' energy </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> usage in real time and send this data to suppliers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Every home is meant to have a smart meter by 2025</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> as part of the Government's net zero plans. <br/><br/>The rollout however is far behind schedule because COVID disrupted appointments and millions of consumers are reluctant to have the devices installed. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Energy UK, the industry's trade body, has warned MPs investigating the chip shortage that many suppliers are already suffering from problems, which could leave them unable to meet their targets. <br/><br/><strong>Companies that fall behind are at risk of being fined by Ofgem, the energy regulator.</strong></span></p>
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<p></p> Everything connects to ever…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2019-11-10:5313775:Comment:374412019-11-10T08:42:35.385ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p id="ed1b" class="fj fk dv au fl b fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw"><span><strong class="fl go"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ournetworkevolution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Everything connects to everything else</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">—</span></strong> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em class="gp">A real-time resource</em></span></span></p>
<p class="fj fk dv au fl b fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw"><span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em class="gp">based</em></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em class="gp"> economy is not only possible now, it is essential to address</em></span></p>
<p class="fj fk dv au fl b fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em class="gp">the critical</em></span><span><em class="gp"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> systemic challenges we now face as a civilization!</span><br/><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span> <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/raypodder/posts/10157224247116154" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ray Podder</span></a></strong></em></span></p>
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<p></p> It’s been estimated that Bi…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2019-11-10:5313775:Comment:373292019-11-10T07:42:20.116ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span class="caption"> It’s been estimated that Bitcoin data mining centres consume as much energy per year as the</span></p>
<p><span class="caption"> whole of Ireland.…</span></p>
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<p><span class="caption"> It’s been estimated that Bitcoin data mining centres consume as much energy per year as the</span></p>
<p><span class="caption"> whole of Ireland.</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/server-room-bit-coin-mining-supercomputing-1011096853?src=9gmQ_NOqy2ewxDUpVSMaMg-1-5">DR MANAGER/Shutterstock</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-digital-revolution-could-unlock-a-green-transformation-of-the-global-economy-123645?utm_medium=ampfacebook&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0L3rjPsgK1yrSOtZnZsMIgjH3lfQXUlXvNyqZMLvFO0QPjGuvlGSo8J-Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br/>The digital revolution could unlock a green transformation</a></strong> of the global economy. In 2019, it’s clear that digital innovations will continue to change society and the economy, but it’s uncertain whether these new technologies will benefit the global transformation to sustainability. Will digital technologies allow everyone to live in a world where their development isn’t dependent on exhausting finite resources and increasing emissions?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://medium.com/@raypodder/one-our-network-evolution-970c39dca133" target="_blank" rel="noopener">There is certainly reason to be optimistic</a></strong>. <strong>Digital technologies</strong> <em>can make energy and resource use more efficient</em>. By analysing the optimal amount of water each crop needs and by using a smart irrigation system accordingly, farming can become infinitely more efficient. Digital systems can assess the optimal use of vehicles too. Instead of one person owning one car which is only used for an hour each day and then sits parked for the rest of the day, several people can share one electric car, reducing the number of vehicles needed overall.</span></p>
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<p></p> With the corrective of ec…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2019-11-10:5313775:Comment:374402019-11-10T07:40:40.846ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">With the <strong><a href="http://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/the-quantum-shift-of-ecopsychology-and-its-critical-relevance-to-our-climate-crisis" rel="noopener" target="_blank">corrective of ecopsychology</a></strong>, our relationship to Mother Earth becomes as important to our sense of self…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">With the <strong><a href="http://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/the-quantum-shift-of-ecopsychology-and-its-critical-relevance-to-our-climate-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corrective of ecopsychology</a></strong>, our relationship to Mother Earth becomes as important to our sense of self as our relationship to the mother. <strong><em>Eco</em></strong> <span><strong>means</strong> ‘<strong>home</strong>' - <strong>our place in the universe</strong>. <br/><br/>Instead of alienating the reified ego from its objectified world,</span> <em>eco-psyche-logy</em> <span>roots us in the natural world at the</span> <em>center</em> <span>of our no-boundary self. <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2231004323594473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jung called it Psyche</a></strong>, the collective consciousness umbilically connecting us to</span> <em>Anima Mundi</em><span>, the ‘world soul’ of our living, nurturing planet. With the corrective of ecopsychology, our relationship to Mother Earth becomes as important to our sense of self as our relationship to the mother who raised us. From the expanding spheres of meaning that follow, the climate crisis becomes our Mother calling us home to our true, natural selves. The longer we ignore her call, the greater the crisis becomes - until we finally hear her cries.</span></span></p>
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