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Moyo Vol. X N 1

Might Hit You With a Pocket Protector". 20. Silverstein, Illana. "First Contact: Improvisational Dance on Campus". 32. Dunson, Jim. "Philosophy of Pecan Pie: The Culmination of a Grand Tradition of Cu ... the Dole- keep me grounded and far from the heart of any republican, but the only explanation that I can offer is that love drums knows no boundaries, even political ones. My friends warned me against

Is There a Kuznets Curve for CO2-Emissions?

further increase in income from wealth. Kuznets thought it likely that political reasons were behind the increasingly equal distribution of income, manifested in deliberate redistribution through ... would initially become more unequal as economies grew, a development that would be reversed as they grew further and political forces for redistribution became stronger. But he also thought that migration

How Much Energy Storage can We Afford? On the Need for a Sunflower Society, Aligning Demand with Renewable Supply

words, even when overcoming all social-political challenges, real-world transformations may not surpass this limit. Answering this question allows to radically simplify the problem: looking at global ... the characteristics of different storage options are the variables in the model. All other complications are neglected: social, political or economic restrictions, material resource mobilization

Legal Lessons in On-Stage Character Development: Comedians, Characters, Cable Guys & Copyright Convolutions

gays in ways that some might find offensive. His riffs against political correctness, though, make the jokes seem like part of a political philosophy .”); Rapid Rise from Rube to Riches; Larry Might not ... think for themselves,”60 “a drunken old bum,”61 “the Latin Lover,”62 “[a]n adult male character who acts in childish ways”63 and “the scheming political strategist.”64 In many ways, stock characters are

Legal Lessons in On-Stage Character Development: Comedians, Characters, Cable Guys & Copyright Convolutions

. His riffs against political correctness, though, make the jokes seem like part of a political philosophy.”); Rapid Rise from Rube to Riches; Larry Might not Appeal to All Tastes, But He’s a Multimedia ... Fodder for ‘Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy,’ ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 14, 2013, at G31. 13. Id. See also Gloria Goodale & Daniel B. Wood, The Jay Leno Show and the Rise of Political Humor

Understanding Oil Cycle Dynamics to Design the Future Economy

wealth at a greater rate than it creates wealth. The expanding cost share of the financial sector has translated to increased political power through political donations. The political power translates ... economy acquire political power in the stagflationary phase. Observation Obs5 is consistent with the findings in (Piketty 2019) where examples of inequalities justified by wealth dis‑ tribution are

A Systematic Approach to Explorative Scenario Analysis in Emergy Assessment with Emphasis on Resilience

the possible social and political implications of these phenomena lead to believe that decision-making focussing on single changes in societal conditions or extrapolating previous development is ... subsidisation. The success is primarily attributed to political leadership and cooperation, technological breakthroughs, vigorous engagement by for-profit and not-forprofit organisations and the popular support

Energy in Growth Accounting and the Aggregation of Capital and Output

political and social importance. Studying “The Central Role of Energy in Urban Transition” (Burger et al. 2019) points out that recent “research ...suggests that increasing returns in Gross Domestic Product ... highly industrialized countries with high GDP/capita. The importance of understanding economic growth quantitatively showed dramatically in the political and social impacts the downturns and upswings of

Assessing the Past and Future Sustainability of Global Helium Resources, Extraction, Supply and Use, Using the Integrated Assessment Model WORLD7

management, combined with political efforts to ban unnecessary use, will be able to significantly improve the long-term helium supply situation. The outputs show that such efforts may be sufficient for ... scarcity for strategically important sectors. Such 70.000 60.000 (a) 25% total recycling + Ban (b) 8% total recycling + Ban a strategic reserve demands long-term political thinking and many politicians lack

Declining Country-Level Food Self-Sufficiency Suggests Future Food Insecurities

conditions including climate, soils, net primary production, access to energy, water and technology to subsidize agricultural production, political history, economic policy). However, the collective and ... constant during this time span (Porkka et al. 2013). However, we show that over the last four decades, the number of countries whose borders we contend are a self-organizing and powerful source of political

COVID-19: The Lessons We Should Have Learned from Existing Literature

resource quality is of high importance for human wellbeing. Knowledge, and preparation beforehand, of the risks of zoonotic diseases should be fundamental requirements for political, economic, and medical ... , for example—are also unknown territory. What we eat, how we provide and prepare it, will all come under additional scrutiny. International political and trade relations will come under pressure, not

Moyo Vol. X N 1

Might Hit You With a Pocket Protector". 20. Silverstein, Illana. "First Contact: Improvisational Dance on Campus". 32. Dunson, Jim. "Philosophy of Pecan Pie: The Culmination of a Grand Tradition of Cu ... that love drums knows no boundaries, even political ones. My friends warned me against falling for him. They said things like Attempted Seduction of U.S. "He won't have any time for you, he'll always be

A Regional Oil Extraction and Consumption Model. Part II: Predicting the Declines in Regional Oil Consumption

alternative model ended with an economic and political crash. In contrast, relatively little economic development was observed during this period in any of the former colonies in Africa, South East Asia and ... perturbations of the global economical and political situation. Therefore, the interregional and intercontinental crude oil and product import/export trade will be approximated herein as the difference between

Regional Oil Extraction and Consumption: A Simple Production Model for the Next 35 years Part I

production and consumption exist. The first type of forecasts are the ones from government agencies or transnational oil companies, which are inspired by political and economical regional and global ideas ... . Furthermore, these reserves are also often biased, either upwards or downwards, by the political and economic interests of oil companies and entire countries. Despite these uncertainties, it is undoubted that

Editorial

Biophys Econ Resour Qual - The past few years have seen a remarkable acceleration of the public and political perception of the risks of global climate change, culminating in the recent COP21 ... the basis of consistency with the specific political and other biases of the subsectors in which it moves. This problem certainly applies to claims related to sustainability, which are usually proffered

The Energy Pillars of Society: Perverse Interactions of Human Resource Use, the Economy, and Environmental Degradation

rates of WASP as resource complications and environmental pressures provide friction. The history of energy policy suggests that achieving coordinated effort will be a political challenge of the highest ... difficult for Louisiana given the economy of the state and the political forces that depend on existing energy production. Sociopolitical barriers are not trivial. The major sectors of the Louisiana economy

How To Protect Orphan Film

domain; (c) independently produced avant-garde and experimental films; (d) socially significant home movies, particularly those documenting ethnic and minority communities; (e) political commercials, and ... , at 128. (“Whatever political fate befalls pending orphan works legislation, the archivist and the scholar will be well served by the orphan film phenomenon. Rather than focus narrowly on an artifact’s

Population, Resources, and the Faith-Based Economy: the Situation in 2016

political commentary on the subject has been, in technical terms, ‘‘spherically senseless’’: ridiculous from all viewpoints (Ehrlich and Ehrlich 2006; Spijker and MacInnes 2013) . Indeed, population ... exchangeable for material goods. Clearly humanity must invent new big myths to replace supernatural actors and endless growth. There is some small reason for cheer on this front, however. Despite the political

Assessing Carbon Capture: Public Policy, Science, and Societal Need

analysis tool that aids legislators in applying biophysical considerations to policy choices. Biophysical economics; Climate change; Political economy; Energy economics and policy; Public policy; Government

Moyo Vol. IX N 1

established himself as Tinseltown's most savvy and motivated political player. Long ago, he lent his clout to the campaigns of Democratic presidential hopefuls Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, and Gary Hart ... between his profession and outside interests, participating in films rife with political commentary. This is seen, for instance, in Bonnie and Clyde, with the devastating results of Michael J. Pollard's