Author Archives: J. M. Korhonen

About J. M. Korhonen

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Power and the (European) anti-nuclear power movement

Posted on November 14, 2017

This post contains some thoughts about the history of the anti-nuclear movement and in particular the European anti-nuclear movement as a struggle for power and empowerment; it’s posted here for convenience and as a reference, and as a caution against … Continue reading →

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Mutually Assured Economic Destruction: the strongest weapon in the arsenal of the masses

Posted on September 21, 2017

I just understood something profound (to me, very likely not to most others) about Brexit and other supposedly “irrational” decisions by less well off voters. The standard middle-class liberal critique of these decisions almost inevitably includes wonderment why the voters … Continue reading →

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Flesh may be weak. Savotta is strong.

Posted on September 14, 2017

In a break from my tradition of complaining about things, a positive post and a recommendation – and about a corporation, no less! Savotta of Finland is one of my favorite companies these days. They make my life better, easier … Continue reading →

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I’m no longer advocating for clean energy; here’s why.

Posted on July 26, 2017

My Finnish readers will already know that I announced some time ago that I’m done with energy/climate change discussions. I’ve been following the debate actively since about 2007 and have been writing about it since late 2010. I’ve written two … Continue reading →

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Confidence in 100% RE plans is poorly justified and may be dangerous

Posted on June 21, 2017

The recent publication of an unprecedented critique against the so-called “WWS” 100% renewable energy (RE) scenario has re-ignited the debate about the feasibility of renewable only energy scenarios in the United States and abroad. This is a long-overdue debate the … Continue reading →

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Critique of econometric models in Thinking in Systems: a Primer

Posted on May 22, 2017

Donella Meadows’s book Thinking in Systems: A Primer (pp. 89-90) contains a rather interesting critique of econometric models and their limitations in explaining and predicting what happens in the world. While Meadows acknowledges that econometric models are more useful than … Continue reading →

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Never use the word “consumer”. Here’s why.

Posted on May 8, 2017

A public service announcement to everybody concerned about environmental and social issues: when writing or talking, refrain from the use of the word “consumer” if at all possible. There is considerable empirical evidence that merely using the word, instead of … Continue reading →

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