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Maarten Van Andel
Maarten van Andel is director of Applied Natural Sciences at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. He previously worked for over thirty years as a researcher, project leader and director in the high-tech industry. He has fifteen years of experience in sustainable business, working with companies, governments and research institutions. In recent years he has written two books on sustainable energy. Chemist van Andel presents and publishes critically on current energy issues, based on scientific facts and analyses. In doing so, he provides insight into which measures are effective or not, and what each of us can do to save raw materials, energy and CO2.
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A plea for degrowth in our parliament
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43 million tons of annual wind turbine blade waste
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Net metering is not a subsidy, nor is it unfair
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Polarization is the new word for pillarization
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New investments in natural gas and nuclear power
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The paradox in groundwater level and biomass policies
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High inflation and expensive energy ‘ruins’ consumerism
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We are plundering the past and borrowing from the future
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End of the combustion engine in 2035 -but will there be enough electricity by then?
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Solar stocks and solar flows
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Fake news about renewable energy
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More use of coal in the Netherlands does not lead to more CO2 emissions
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De-stuff yourself!
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We live – and race – on credit again, as of July 28
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From flight shame to fast-driving shame
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