La sortie du nucléaire a été décidée. Mesure-t-on toutes les conséquences de décréter une technologie de pointe comme prématurément obsolète, ainsi que les compétences, connaissances et expertises qui lui sont liées ? C'est une manière de couper définitivement la branche sur laquelle on est assis, se rendre dépendant et intellectuellement pauvre, auto-goal incohérent, désastreux et irresponsable. Read more

Comparison is made of the energy use of various types of cars. The hybrid powered vehicle wins the race, with the added advantage that no new infrastructure is required. Hydrogen, a hazardous explosive gas, is definitely out of question because of large inefficiencies during its production and its use. Read more

It is true that, to understand something about the climate controversy, one must devote time and attention. For those who trust me in my ramblings I summarize here my position, it is quite clear. Read more

The climate questions are far from being settled, neither in their causes and effects, nor regarding actions to be taken, or not to take. The internet site MR-climate has been totally renewed with many additions, calculations, and insights. With a forum for, hopefully, more in depth discussions. Read more

While developing countries have clear priorities to move forward, the developed World is disoriented, It faces three challenges: a demography with less active people to provide for the well-being of more inactive ones, an economic stagnation, and an inappropriate structure of its activities. Solutions exist but they will take a lot of courage and a long time to be put in place and to bear fruits Read more

The so-called alternative energy sources are losing the aura they had a few years ago. There are three predominant factors for this disenchantment: their success depends on subsidies, the products they provide are in no way improved, neither in quantity or quality, nor in their costs, and they contribute only slowly and partially to replacing fossil fuels. Read more

Switzerland's global competitiveness is the highest in the World according to WEF. It can be seen as a paradoxon that this position could be achieved thank to its innate deficiencies: - Absence of natural resources, - Small size and weak strategic position of the country, - Lack of a clear national identity Read more

While liberalism barely exists in France it is slowly eroding in Switzerland, although it has been and still is a formula of great succes when coupled with a strong social cohesion and the opening to the World. Read more