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Nov 13, 2022Liked by B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡

Kudos to you sir. A while ago I notice a prolific commentator on energy had an uncanny correlation of subjects/ideas to what I had been posting. But I came to the same conclusion - this message is way too important to let ego and walled-gardens get in the way - so let everyone who has a voice get it out. I also realized that my own ideas are built on the work of others. I try to give credit always, but undoubtedly I err by omission on occasion and for that I can only say "mea culpa". Love your posts!

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Nov 14, 2022Liked by B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡

Please also write a post on the foolishness of trying to decarbonize a small portion of human carbon emissions from transportation (private/public/commercial) industry while bigger industries (steel, electricity, etc) are ignored. I remember you writing just decarbonizing the transportation industry will need us to mine many times more.

It is a shock that no one has done the cost benefit analysis of decarbonizing bigger polluting industries first.

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Right after WWII, my grandpa got a job at a brand new steel mill in Orem, Utah. He was paid $0.75 per hour working the Coke ovens. It was more money than he’d ever made. It was more carbon than he’d ever made too. That all happened because his father would not give my grandpa a $50 loan in 1941 to go to Brigham Young University starting in August. So in July 1941 he joined the US Navy....

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Nov 13, 2022Liked by B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡

May I suggest using a standard GPL license?

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

These have resolved the issues with free access. Unrestricted allows modification, even to the point of reversing or otherwise completely changing your message.

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That’s exactly what I need - I’ll revise this later

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Nov 13, 2022Liked by B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡

Thanks. I like to share it, but have to understand it first. There for 2 questions:

1 What is the unit on the vertical axis?

2 Below for each line: the color move from zero to 100%. 100% of what?

Thanks and appreciate all your work. I learn a lot from you. Thank you so much!!

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I will update with the source for the chart. It's not mine

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Agreed - thanks for your thoughts.

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