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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (4522)	8/4/2006 5:11:56 AM
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A Net Energy Parable: ERoEI Explained Posted by thelastsasquatch on Friday August 04, 2006 at 1:26 AM EST [editor's note, by Prof. Goose] Save the reddit and digg buttons for about 10am EST on Friday please, then hit them at once. (this gives the story a bigger pop...also don't forget to leave comments, the activity counts in raising the story). Besides water, energy is the most important substance for life on the planet. For most organisms energy is embodied in the food they eat, be it bugs, nuts or gazelles. The excess of energy consumed to energy expended (net energy) has been integral in the evolution of the structure and form of present day organisms. Net energy is measured as how much energy is left over after the calories used to find, harvest, refine and utilize the original energy are accounted for. It is a term linked to physical principles and departs in many cases from our current market mechanism of valuing things by price. The alternative energy debate seems to have two firmly entrenched camps - those that acknowledge the importance of energy gain to our society and those who focus on gross energy, energy quality and dollars. This post explores what net energy is, why its important and how its principles may impact the future organization of our society. Much more theoildrum.com