Industrial Revolution 2

Privatising fisheries works | A rising tide | The Economist: “Scientists find proof that privatising fishing stocks can avert a disaster
AFP

FOR three years, from an office overlooking the Atlantic in Nova Scotia, Boris Worm, a marine scientist, studied what could prevent a fishery from collapsing. By 2006 Dr Worm and his team had worked out that although biodiversity might slow down an erosion of fish stocks, it could not prevent it. Their gloomy prediction was that by 2048 all the world’s commercial fisheries would have collapsed.”

(Via Privatising fisheries works | A rising tide | The Economist.)

Promethean Power Systems: “Off-grid solar refrigerator: our product is an energy-efficient hybrid solar refrigerator system for food distribution networks that operate in off-grid or partially electrified areas. The system uses clean, quiet, solid-state technologies such as thermoelectric cooling modules and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. A small generator is used during extended periods of cloudy conditions to backup the solar panels. By comparison, conventional refrigeration systems are not designed for efficient, off-grid operation. They use diesel-thirsty power generators and freon-based refrigeration compressors that require constant maintenance. “

(Via Promethean Power Systems.)

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