Cukup Sudah Tumpahan Minyak

Mendekati peringatan 24 tahun tumpahnya minyak Exxon Valdez, kita harus bertanya kepada diri sendiri: Apakah kita telah cukup berbuat untuk melindungi laut dan pantai kita dari zat kotor ini??

Jawabannya adalah belum cukup, begitulah menurut Art Sterritt, Direktur Eksekutif Coastal First Nations (CFN). Dia mejelaskan posisi CFN pada lalu lintas kapal tanker minyak di sepanjang pantai dan efek tumpahannya yang berpotensi menjadi bencana bagi ekosistem dan masyarakat di wilayah tersebut: "Jika Anda pindahkan wilayah geografis yang terkena tumpahan Valdez ke wilayah  di mana kapal tanker akan melakukan perjalanan ke pantai barat, secara teoritis tumpahan tersebut bisa membentang dari Prince Rupert (Kanada) ke Vancouver. (Kira-kira 1.500 kilometer) "

Tumpahan Exxon Valdez terjadi pada tanggal 24 Maret 1989. Minyak mentah yang tumpah ke Samudera Pasifik di lepas pantai Alaska mencapai 750.000 barel. Lokasinya yang terpencil membuat upaya penanganan menjadi jauh lebih sulit. Lalu, sekitar 11 juta galon minyak juga menutupi 2.100 km garis pantai, dan lautan seluas 28.000 km persegi.

Peristiwa ini telah menjadi bencana ekologis terbesar di perairan Amerika sampai terjadinya insiden Deepwater Horizon pada tahun 2010 silam. Setelah terjadi ledakan di Teluk Meksiko, sebuah lubang di dasar laut menyemburkan minyak selama tiga bulan penuh! Semburan itu menghasilkan 4,9 juta barel minyak mentah ke teluk dan meracuni ratusan ribu satwa laut dan pesisir.

Tapi bagaimana kalau perjalanan tanker jarak jauh yang  berisiko dan rig minyak lepas pantai ini tidak lagi diperlukan? Kita bisa menghemat jutaan dolar dalam penanggulangan bencana. Kita bisa menyelamatkan jutaan nyawa. Kalau saja produksi energi dapat dijangkau oleh publik, aritnya rakyat bebas dari ketergantungan pada perusahaan minyak besar,  sehingga, mau tidak mau mereka terpaksa harus memotong  biaya operasional, termasuk transportasi.

Hal itu merupakan bagian dari alasan mengapa NRGLab menciptakan SH-box. Semi-konduktif, teknologi penghasil-termo terkandung di dalam kotak kecil yang dapat menghasilkan listrik dengan harga hanya $ 0,03 per kW,  empat kali lebih murah daripada harga saat ini. Lebih hebatnya lagi, batereinya tahan hingga 20 tahun! Artinya SH-box selalu ada dan siap kapan pun Anda membutuhkannya.

SH-box mampu menjangkau wilayah demografis yang luas, karena  terdiri dari bahan-bahan yang relatif murah, seperti unsur-unsur alami yang langka dan oksida logam. Dengan memperkenalkannya ke pasar, NRGLab berharap SH-box akan memukul produsen minyak besar. Berapa banyak tumpahan lagi yang harus terjadi? Berapa juta galon air dan mil jarak dari garis pantai yang harus dirusak umat manusia sebelum kita mengatakan, "Cukup adalah cukup," dan menghentikan bom waktu besar yang berdetak  yang mereka namai tanker dan rig minyak ini?

Tinggalkan semua yang lama dan rumit. Gunakan yang baru dan alami. Gunakan SH-box.

Diterjemahkan dari Bahasa Inggris, artikel asli di publikasikan tanggal di 25 Maret http://www.energycentral.net/blog/13/03/cant-afford-another-spill

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是谁在提防中国？

最近出现了令人信服的证据，将中国人民解放军与黑客攻击联系了起来，表明在过去七年里，攻击对象超过了100所美国公司。虽然被窃取的具体信息还有待公布，但人们相信，市场趋势和正在开发的科技的相关信息是主要的攻击目标。显然，这让中国政府在全球经济竞争中获得了极大的优势。通过查看竞争对手的会计账簿和研发专利，中国就可以操纵市场，进而完成自己的竞标。

这将会导致什么？价格将会出现波动，并且令人难以预测。正如我们大多数人所知道的那样，多数廉价制品都来自类似中国这样的国家。美国政府以及全球大多数的超级大国，都严重依赖于中国的出口业，中国获得的任何附加优势都可能让经济出现永久性的失衡。

当然，中国政府的发言人在不断反驳这些报道，声称中国从未参与这些企业窃听案。事实上，他们还暗示中国也可能是黑客攻击的牺牲者，进而努力地转移人们的注意力！

现在的问题是：针对这些关于黑客的指控，世界该作何反应？正如前文提到的，中国在全球经济舞台上扮演了一个关键的角色。然而，正如任何一名优秀的导演都会告诉您的那样，没有任何一个角色会比剧作本身更重要。（也许，除了《麦克白》之外）世界需要中国政府意识到这一点，而不是促成经济对峙。如果这真的成为现实，那世界肯定将陷入“割下自己的鼻子来和脸过不去”的境地。国家经济，特别是对那些不具备制造优势的国家而言，将饱受痛苦。他们将成为中国出口业的人质——为了生存，被迫向不合理的要求让步。

众所周知，各国政府暗地里都在互相监视。这不是什么大秘密。（他们制造了多少部詹姆斯·邦德电影？）我们可以做这样的推理，如果中国政府足够聪明，能够找到一家公司的数字安全漏洞，那为什么不加以利用，“偷瞄一眼”呢？但这真的是我们想要在其中生存的世界吗？在那里，竞争就意味着拖垮对手，而不是提升自己去迎接挑战？这就像是在棒球比赛中使用类固醇：当然，也许大多数运动员都是这样做的，但并不代表这种行为就是正确的。在原则上，资本主义和我们的全球经济仍然是基于个人的辛勤工作和公正意志的系统。如果我们用“欺骗”和“公司”来取代等式中的“公正”和“个人”，那最终留给我们的会是什么呢？

 从英文版翻译而来。原文于2013 7月21日， http://nrglabjohnwish.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/whos-watching-out-for-china/

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Yen drops in value: are you tired of the fluctuating stock market? We are.

In the United States, the yen dropped to its lowest value in over four years, prompting a wave of brokers to unload their shares in gold and oil. By day’s end, however, the market recovered and both the S&P 500 the Dow Jones closed out at record highs. So why the massive hit to the yen?

Japanese investment firms have been gobbling up assets overseas, so the yen’s slide had more of an impact across global markets than it may have had in the past, economists claim.

The U.S. dollar, on the other hand, has remained sturdy due to the country’s recent rise in employment. That consistency puts pressure on firms invested in other currencies, who may no longer be able to afford the cost of U.S. goods and services.

"Despite signs of slower U.S. growth here in the second quarter, the U.S. labor market continues to improve,” says Marc Chandler, head of global currency strategy for Brown Brothers Harriman, a financial institution that consult with individuals and businesses on investment opportunities. “Japanese investors were already selling the yen on expectations that [others] would sell as the Bank of Japan's stimulus measures displaced them from the local bond market.”

According to the Ministry of Finance, Japanese firms invested $3.1 billion, or 309.9 billion yen, in overseas bonds the week leading up to May 3^rd.

The Japanese currency fell to 101.98 yen per dollar, the lowest since 2008, and with the passing of the 100 benchmark, economists expect the yen to fall further. Some are predicting the dollar to rise to 105 yen this summer, and peak as high as 110 by the end of the fiscal year.

As the U.S. undergoes rapid employment expansion, foreign money is expected to come pouring in. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed up 7.03 points, to 1,633.70, while the Dow Jones rose 35.87 points, to 15,118.49 – both record highs.

Wow – up, down, up down. To call the stock market ‘unpredictable’ would be an understatement.

That’s why we at NRGLab believe investing in green-energy is the smartest financial decision you can make. Over time, the price of commodities like oil, gas, and gold will fluctuate more than a theme park roller coaster. Economists can’t even accurately predicate where price points will be next month, let alone ten years from now.

One thing is for certain, though – there will always be a demand for electricity. People will always need to heat their homes, cook their food, and get from point A to point B. Investing in a long-lasting, reliable electrical generator like the SH-Box means investing in energy independence. No longer will you be forced to serve under your public utility supplier. NRGLab wants to give you the freedom of choice.

Not only that, the SH-Box is zero-emission, so you won’t be contributing to the escalating climate crisis. In fact, you’ll be ahead of the pack. You’ll be set for the long haul.

So forget traditional means of investment. An alternative opportunity and stable future await you at nrglab.asia.

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加州的排放限额与交易计划：拿我们的未来做交易

又到周末了，让我们来看看下周将要发生的大事。2月19日，加利福尼亚州将依照美国的排放限额与交易计划，举办一场温室气体排放拍卖会。排放限额与交易计划被誉为是对经济和环境都有利的政策，致力于控制碳排放，但实际上，该计划让公司把处理气候变化这一问题变成了一场大富翁游戏。

与其他公司相比，一些公司能更轻松地减少污染。如果一家公司运转良好，排放量低于预定限额，他们并不只满足于做了正确的事，而是可以把自己额外的排放量拍卖给预期将超过限额的违规公司。这些额外的排放量被称为“许可证”。每份许可证等于一吨二氧化碳。从本质上说，这些碳排放许可证创建了一个买卖有毒气体的竞争性市场。虽然排放限额与交易计划不会让全球变暖的情况恶化，但可以肯定的是，它在纠正这个问题方面也没有足够努力。与其他污染物不同而的是，碳排放的影响不会限制在局部地区；相反，它们会进入高层大气，并在那里得以传播。因此，污染是来自纽约还是新几内亚并不重要——包围着他们的空气也是您呼吸的空气，反之亦然。控制全球变暖不能局限在一个地区，或以公司为基础。我们应该从全球的角度出发，着手处理该问题。采用跨政府的方法，积极合作。说到底，这是我们共同的星球。

在下周的拍卖会上，以及将在今年5月16日、8月16日和11月19日举办的拍卖会上，5 680万份许可证有待拍卖。那可是5 680万吨二氧化碳，它们将被合法地排放到我们的大气中！而加州仅仅是实施此项计划的第一个州。其他州在采纳该项立法之前，都在期待着排放限额与交易计划的交易情况。也就是说，潜在有49个州将向空气中排放另外5 000万吨温室气体。我甚至都不在乎对此进行的计算了。（因为那太让人沮丧）

是时候采取严厉措施，彻底远离碳排放了。与其允许公司将限额空间当做货币使用，为什么不能提高税务罚款，实施联邦基金清洁能源激励政策呢？让我们后退的原因在于，用临时解决方案解决长期问题。我们需要开始奖励那些致力于找到真正的解决方案的公司——类似NRGLab的公司。我们需要在能源政策方面更加积极。积极应对那些认为污染我们的空气也没关系的公司。因为，这不是大富翁游戏。这是真真切切的世界，它要求真正的领导力。NRGLab在可替代能源运动中已走在前列。我们希望这项运动将尽快地变成政治行动。

问题不应该是排放限额与交易计划的交易情况；而是，您的肺是否能够应对它？

从英文版翻译而来。原文于2013 2月16日，http://officialnrglab.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/californias-cap-and-trade-program-bargaining-with-our-future/

New York green energy independent with the help of NRGLab?

A study recently published in the online journal Energy Policy claims that the state of New York – home to the city that never sleeps – could run completely on clean electricity by mid-century. Is this for real?

Thirteen environmental experts collaborated on the study, which analyzed the economic and engineering practicality of meeting the state's energy demands entirely with renewable sources. They agreed that transitioning towards green energy would not only increase overall efficiency, it would decrease consumptions rates and level energy price points.

Oh, yeah – and it’s the environmentally responsible thing to do! The level of carbon in our atmosphere has exceeded 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. More cases of asthma are being reported than ever before. Our water wells are being tainted by acid rainfall. Where does it end? With our extinction, like the dinosaurs?

Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and one of the authors on the study, spent over two years hammering out the details, which proposed wind, solar, hydroelectric and geothermal energy as preferable alternatives to fossil fuels and nuclear power. Biofuels would be used as a temporary power source during the transition, and then eventually phased out.

“Look at South Dakota,” says Jacobson. “In 2011, 22% of all their electricity was produced from wind power. Can you believe that? If you look at where they started from, maybe five years before that, it was ZERO. Suddenly it’s 22.3%. That's even more than Denmark! And the price of electricity in South Dakota went up only 2 cents per kWh from 2003 to 2011, whereas the average in the U.S. went up 3.6 cents per kWh. So it wasn't more expensive, that's for sure.”

3.6 cents per kWh?? NRGLab can do much, much better! With the SH-Box, a light-weight generator that produces electricity from geothermal heat, you could be paying as little as 3 cents per kWh TOTAL. Sure, that might not sound like a huge difference at first, but when you run your television, refrigerator, and computer all throughout the day – IT ADDS UP TO SAVINGS!

So do the right thing, and make the switch to an all-natural source of renewable energy. Visit nrglab.asia for more information on the SH-Box and our various other green energy projects.

New energy bill introduced to inept U.S. congress: how will they vote?

Nowadays, it seems nearly impossible for the split American congress to pass any legislation whatsoever, let alone energy reform. However, Senators Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire (D) and Rob Portman from Ohio (R) aren’t deterred. They believe that by maximizing energy efficiency, not only will green technology help solve global warming, it will stimulate job creation, too. Regardless of political party, everyone can agree: more jobs are good.

This week, Shaheen and Portman are reintroducing their Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESICA) to congress, a bi-partisan bill which has already been endorsed by more than 200 businesses, trade associations, and advocacy groups. ESICA promotes the usage of green technology in order to save consumers money, reduce overall carbon emissions, and sever America’s dependency on foreign oil.

Superior green technologies like the SH-Box by NRGLab are close to being, if not already, available on the mass market. An SH-Box in every town, in every country will, for the first time, democratize energy. We’re not talking decades from now, either. The SH-Box is almost here. It can be quickly introduced into any current power grid, allowing consumers to see immediate savings, or even profits!

ESICA also calls for the U.S. to:

1.      Make new homes and commercial structures more energy efficient by enacting stricter building codes.

2.      Create a “Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Financing Initiative” to boost private investment in green energy renovations.

3.      Train the young labor force in energy-efficient construction strategies.

4.      Encourage the Department of Energy (DOE) to research, develop and commercialize innovative new technology by processing more industrial patent applications.

5.      Entice manufacturers to use more energy efficient motors and transformers in their factories.

6.      Establish a program within the DOE – SupplySTAR – to maximize the efficiency of corporate supply chains.

7.      Adopt energy saving techniques for all federally-owned computers.

8.      Install a nation-wide infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations.

“Energy efficient buildings must be a cornerstone of national energy policy as the building sector remains the nation’s single largest energy consumer,” said a representative of Owens Corning, an insulation manufacturer and one of many companies that stand to gain (financially speaking) from the bill’s passing. “We’re keenly aware of the energy savings, environmental improvements, and job creation opportunities derived from strong energy efficient buildings, policies and practices.”

Although Shaheen and Portman have spent months winning endorsements for their bill from such elite organizations as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the U.S Chamber of Commerce, in congress, nothing is a sure thing.

Mike Burd

我讨厌说是我告诉了您这些——但是，天然气价格上涨了25美分

天然气价格上涨了25美分，而这仅仅是个开始。根据伦德伯格公司在周五完成的调查结果，每加仑汽油的平均价格为3.59美分。与两周前完成的同一个调查结果相比，这个数字增加了25美分。

发布人伦德伯格（Trilby Lundberg ）本周说：“它（价格）在十二月下旬已经触底。汽油批发价格已经开始上涨，近两周以来，上涨速度加快。对此，零售商们倍感压力。”

与国际市场上的情况相比，近期美国的天然气价格波动根本不算什么。管道改进和即将到来的春天的需求，导致国外原油价格飞速上涨。汽油最高价格出现在洛杉矶，在那儿，司机要为每加仑普通汽油支付4.10美元。

因此，基本上——我们无处可逃。（除非您愿意搬去蒙大拿州的比林斯地区，那里的天然气价格在3.00美元左右摇摆）不幸的是，美国能源基础设施的陈旧状况，让它成为了全球化经济链条上较弱的环节之一。据估计，美国的电网要到2025年才能与德国智能电网的功能相当。是时候告知美国，让其加入其他国家，重新分配资源，发展高效替代能源。是时候远离政治，倾力合作，为未来而工作了。我们要考虑的不仅仅是未来的五年、十年、十五年，或是下次选举。而是未来五十年、一百年的情况。预见问题。创建解决方案。我们需要考虑希望留给下一代什么样的世界。用我们的能源政策让他们陷入困境？还是希望他们这样考虑：“我们的父辈让世界变得更好了。因此，我们也可以做到。”

试想一下，如果您的社区由NRGLab推出的SH-box（多晶体发电机）供电，而您有一辆电动车或插电式混合动力汽车。现有车型每英里平均需要花费两美分。您可以在晚上为您的汽车充电，充满电的花费不到一美元。当然，您的电费可能会增长到30美元每月，但如此一来，您就无需再支付天然气费了。可以预见，每个家庭平均天然气费可能会增长100%。100%！而使用SH-box（多晶体发电机）供电后，您再也不用在加油站前排队等候了。（也不用在寒冷的天气出门，自助加油了。）我们能减少污染。拯救农场，让农场主们不必因液压破碎作业而牺牲自己的土地。

类似的可能性就和我们想到的一样多。

这样的世界指日可待。它只需要我们朝着正确的方向迈出一步。NRGLab已经准备好迈出这一步了。而您呢？在我们说“够了”之前，天然气价格将上涨到何种程度？

从英文版翻译而来。原文于2013 2月12, 
http://nrglabjohnwish.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/hate-to-say-i-told-you-so-gas-prices-jump-a-quarter/

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