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Are the physical limits to growth [1] relevant? Since the famous sentence of KE Boulding [2] as well as the publication of the report of the Club of Rome, this physical limit has become a commonplace: all the more reason to be wary of it and to question the validity of the assertion , since with global warming, they are […]
The “South Seas” editions have just published “A life for a change of era”, the author of which Rémi Guillet has already published on the Econologie.com site… The work and goals of the Econology site converge with those of Rémi and this for 2 main reasons: Rémi defends the links, not necessarily obvious to everyone, between the economy […]
Oil stronger than streamers! The energy vise is closing on the government with respect to labor reform, strike action in nuclear power plants is scheduled for Thursday. A strike in nuclear power plants is, to our knowledge, a first in France. Obviously, a nuclear power station cannot, […]
El Khomri Labor Law: to oppose the reform of the Labor Law, the unions are now brandishing the weapon of massive economic destruction (hey yes…) by blocking refineries and petroleum fuel depots! And that could work to make bend a government which, on this blow, does as it pleases! Oil […]
While France continues to bet (almost) everything on nuclear electricity… countries are currently breaking records for renewable electricity production! This month it's Portugal's turn to achieve a real tour de force of renewable energy! A few days after Germany produced so much renewable electricity that producers […]
The eco-friendly store has undergone a major update: a migration from ZenCart to Prestashop. You will find the latest news on the store's news blog After months of work, we are happy to present the new eco-friendly store! After 9 years of good and loyal service, the old boutique developed under […]
The Econology site, which is also interested in social problems in a more general way, pays tribute to the very many victims of the barbarism of the Paris attacks last night. You can follow our developments on the forum in the subject November 13 Attacks
Following the announcement of the BMW M4 with water injection, we did some patent searches at BMW We found (for the moment) 2 patents filed by the manufacturer on water injection, one of which 2 provides interesting information, in particular on the management of water injection in relation to the […]
The forums of the site now have a new address: https://www.econologie.com/forums/ Redirects have been set up from the old address which therefore remains "valid". However, webmasters of blogs or sites that have linked our forums can update this url. Thanks Christophe
BMW develops water injection! This is very good news for all the defenders of the technology of water injection in engines defended on econologie.com since 2003 (!!), as for example on this subject about steam injection of water in an engine! BMW has just developed an injection system […]
The Law on energy transition has just been voted in France. The Assembly adopts the text on energy transition French deputies adopted on Tuesday by 314 votes to 219 the bill on energy transition which aims in particular to reduce the share of nuclear power in electricity production from 75% to [... ]
Extract (conclusion) from an interview published today in the world, to read here about the right to food in the world. By Olivier de Schutter (successor of Jean Ziegler). Find out more and debate I believed in the omnipotence of the State, today I believe in the omnipotence of democracy. I no longer think he […]
For more information: Electric Wave Truck Hello everyone In my previous posts, I pointed out the importance of electrifying heavy trucks as well, given their significant share in our oil consumption in Quebec. I recently updated my Driving without petroleum conference, and I took the opportunity to make a new one […]
Following the development of Velleman's K3 8200D printer and in order to help users of this printer (or other 3D printers), we have opened a new forum dedicated to 3D printing What will you find on this forum dedicated to the 3D printer? A general discussion on 3D printing, started in 2011: interests of the 3D printer, technologies, […]
Here is the list of so-called “clean” cars from the 2014 Geneva Motor Show… yes yes there are 2 Porsches in the list! Find out more and download the .pdf version of the clean cars version Geneva Motor Show 2014
An interesting innovation in the field of electric propulsion: the fuel cell powered by a “drainable” electrolytic fluid… Remains to be seen: actual price of the electrolyte solution, overall balance… and in any case it will take years before to find electrolyte pumps! We are still very far (factor 20) […]
E. Giboulot is an organic winegrower who refused to use a pesticide that he considers dangerous for health and the environment, on February 24 he was summoned to the criminal court with a penalty of 6 months in prison and 30 euros fine !! All “reasoned” agriculture can thus be condemned by case law… for “non-pollution” […]
How does an electric car behave in very cold weather? Here is an interesting little testimony from a Quebecer driving a Nissan Leaf in (very) very cold weather (since the current cold spell there is below -32 ° C!) Gilles Chartray lives in Saint-Maurice, in Mauricie, at about 15 minutes by car from my home. Since […]
White votes are not taken into account in elections in our democracies, or white votes show a citizen's disagreement with all parties and / or all candidates and by ignoring them, the political system completely despises these opinions ... Logically in a true democratic perspective, the blank vote should be taken […]
The words fly away, the writings remain, thank you François… Find out more: how VAT works
The government has decided to limit the speed on the Paris ring road to 70 km / h, but is this really a good idea? Currently cars are sized to have minimum consumption (per 100 km) when driving at a speed between 80 to 90 km / h, limiting the speed to 70 km / h is therefore not a […]
One more year comes to an end, on behalf of the team of moderators of this site and our forum, we wish you for this new year 2014: - full of econological projects, - many sharing of ideas and constructive debates for a better, more ecological, more humane, more just society, - a good atmosphere and participation on [… ]
The idea of an eco-tax for trucks has resurfaced for a few days, is it a good idea ecologically speaking or simply an additional tax which will penalize European competitiveness and whose use will not necessarily go to the right places? ? The debate is launched here: ecotax on trucks, an absurdity?
The price of water continues to rise, it represents an increasingly important item in the already tight budget of certain households. In Wallonia, the SPWE sells one of the most expensive waters in Europe, at € 4 per m3! We have made a monitoring table that you can download here: analyze your […]
More than 10 years after its creation, Econologie.com and the forums now have their Facebook page! You can give your opinion on this page of forums. It is therefore only late, that Econologie.com becomes the best known of social networks, but the web of 2013 is no longer that of 2007, […]