PeakEngineer

When talking of security, we must first understand that security does not necessarily equate to military solutions. Community (or National) security includes many different aspects, the most significant of which are economics, diplomacy, information, and military power.

Can we apply the elements of the Systems Engineering process to create a constitution that ensures a sustainable and open community?

Failure of complex systems comes about not because the systems fail to accomplish their nominal purpose, but as a result of unintended consequences of the interactions of the component parts.

At NASA, we frequently have to step back and retreat to the last recognizable common ground on technical issues. If we hope to expand the dialogue about Peak Oil, …we must begin the discussion at the least common denominator — the bare facts on which everyone can agree.

A collection of rebuttals for the most prominent arguments put forth by the folks who deny anthropogenic climate change.