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Topic: 2008 Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone Season |
Ardalla
Replies: 840
Views: 23092
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:12 am Subject: Re: 2008 Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone Season |
| Just woke up and checked radar. No eye as yet, ragged appearance and rising pressure. The 2pm report should confirm if it continues to weaken or stabilizes. NOAA is indicating some reintensificati ... |
Topic: 2008 Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone Season |
Ardalla
Replies: 840
Views: 23092
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:06 am Subject: Re: 2008 Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone Season |
Ten mins ago I was watching the infrared sat and the eye just colapsed. The weather underground map is not showing this. Might be the start of an eye replacement cycle.
edit: infrared just update ... |
Topic: The Economist on Iran war: "Be afraid" |
Ardalla
Replies: 92
Views: 8657
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:41 pm Subject: Re: The Economist on Iran war: "Be afraid" |
| Yes, it's true, Iran cannot control the skies over its own territory, and its navy would have a short, glorious, campaign of maybe a couple of hours before it was on the bottom of the sea. And an arm ... |
Topic: The End Is Nigh |
Ardalla
Replies: 16
Views: 1274
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:18 pm Subject: Re: The End Is Nigh |
| Much of what this guy is saying will happen within the next 50 years will likely happen within the next 10. The people commenting sound like drug addicts whose supply is being threatened. |
Topic: The Economist on Iran war: "Be afraid" |
Ardalla
Replies: 92
Views: 8657
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:17 pm Subject: Re: The Economist on Iran war: "Be afraid" |
What particularly strikes me is the importance of perceived reality and how this drama has so many layers to it that it is impossible to predict how it will play out.
Israel believes Iran may well ... |
Topic: Bush gives amber light for Israel to attack Iran |
Ardalla
Replies: 21
Views: 1574
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:41 am Subject: Re: Bush gives amber light for Israel to attack Iran |
A few points.
Iran has several thousand short and medium range missiles with mobile launch capability. Some of these at least I would think would be utilized as soon as Iranian radar picked up inc ... |
Topic: Matt Simmons - Getting ready... |
Ardalla
Replies: 32
Views: 2724
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:16 am Subject: Re: Matt Simmons - Getting ready... |
| I don't remember ever reading anything exploring the possible re-emergence in the American South of sharecropping and in the North of tenant farming post PO. I would expect it to be extremely pervasi ... |
Topic: What WON'T you miss? |
Ardalla
Replies: 96
Views: 6382
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:03 am Subject: Re: What WON'T you miss? |
Tiger Woods
Hopefully, by some miracle of justice, the Neocons will be executed, the USGS will be completely discredited, and Bush will be back in his formerly successful life as a drunk.
And, h ... |
Topic: EIA's International Petroleum Monthly |
Ardalla
Replies: 69
Views: 7357
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:39 am Subject: Re: EIA's International Petroleum Monthly |
According to Khebab's megaproject chart over at TOD, we may pick up a few hundred thousand in production this year, especially if demand growth stays around 1%.
When I talk to people about PO I jus ... |
Topic: Matt Simmons uber doomer on CNBC |
Ardalla
Replies: 82
Views: 6392
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:48 pm Subject: Re: Matt Simmons uber doomer on CNBC |
| Well, I agree with what most are saying here. However, when Simmons starts out with "I am just flagergasted at the misinformation ...", I find that hard to believe. I for one am disgusted and pissed ... |
Topic: Americans' solution to the energy crisis: Prayer, of course |
Ardalla
Replies: 61
Views: 2886
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:00 pm Subject: Re: Americans' solution to the energy crisis: Prayer, of cou |
| At least 230,000 years ago humans were dancing around fires with sharp sticks. That's pretty good evidence that our brains are hard wired for superstition. Early human beings understood very little ... |
Topic: Who is to blame? |
Ardalla
Replies: 31
Views: 1238
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:47 pm Subject: Re: Who is to blame? |
Is there a reputable, scientific organization that was aware -- or should have been aware -- of PO decades ago and not only said nothing but spread distortions and half truths?
PO would have happen ... |
Topic: Time magazone: "OPEC [is] a criminal conspiracy." |
Ardalla
Replies: 14
Views: 916
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Re: Time magazone: "OPEC [is] a criminal conspiracy.&qu |
| For decades KSA has been a reliable producer of oil. Sure they lie about their reserves and laugh at PO -- they laughed in Simmons face -- but I would use the term 'criminal' only in a very select fe ... |
Topic: Has the auto industry hit a tipping point? |
Ardalla
Replies: 60
Views: 4746
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:32 pm Subject: Re: Has the auto industry hit a tipping point? |
And now, with great fanfare, Dodge presents the new 2009 Dodge Ram pickup: 390 HP, 5.7 liter hemi V8, 14 mpg city, 18 hwy.
They expect to sell plenty of these. They say the market is there. Plus ... |
Topic: How do we get the message out there about imminent Peak Oil? |
Ardalla
Replies: 63
Views: 3526
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:05 pm Subject: Re: How do we get the message out there about imminent Peak |
| The last few weeks I have seen increased discusion of energy issues at work. Beyond the usual sell your mcmansion and 3 suvs, I don't have anything constructive to say. I tell them it's over ... the ... |
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