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Topic: Want to bring on a hard landing....? |
Elfstrom
Replies: 49
Views: 4321
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:48 pm Subject: Re: Want to bring on a hard landing....? |
Well, you could write a book about how oil is going to be around forever because it's abiotic, so burn it all, baby.
Oh wait, someone's already done that. Maybe author Jerome Corsi is actually a ha ... |
Topic: 'Relocalize Now! ...' Julian Darley, et al |
Elfstrom
Replies: 3
Views: 1249
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Forum: Book/Media Reviews Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:51 pm Subject: Re: Relocalize Now |
Yes, I read over the draft early 2005. It was called the Outpost Manual then. I much prefer the new title.
I will eagerly pay to have a copy of this guide when it's finally available. |
Topic: Wheat grinders - advice? |
Elfstrom
Replies: 14
Views: 3911
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:32 pm Subject: Re: Wheat grinders - advice? |
For Canadians reading this thread, the following store was advertised in Alive magazine: [url=http://www.biosupply.com/]Bio Supply Ltd, Victoria BC.
They sell oat flakers, grain mills, fermentation ... |
Topic: How should I go about choosing gold funds for a RRSP? |
Elfstrom
Replies: 4
Views: 825
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:11 pm Subject: Re: How should I go about choosing gold funds for a RRSP? |
The Millenium Bullion Fund is fully RRSP eligible and does nothing more than physically store approximately equal value amounts of gold, silver and platinum in a vault. Go to http://www.bmsinc.ca
A ... |
Topic: THE Canadian Oil Thread (merged) |
Elfstrom
Replies: 65
Views: 1402
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:38 pm Subject: Re: Canadians to Sit Peak Oil Out |
| Tell him to read the article top of the page in the Globe and Mail from Friday January 6 2006. It discusses NAFTA, oil security, etc. Unfortunately the snippit below is all that's available on the onl ... |
Topic: Anyone interested in a winter survial course in ontario? |
Elfstrom
Replies: 3
Views: 609
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:00 pm Subject: Re: Anyone interested in a winter survial course in ontario? |
More details available here:
http://www.ontariocanoeing.com/adventures-survival.asp
There's a shorter 2 1/2 day one as well as extended trips, which I assume is the long one you've mentioned.
L ... |
Topic: No to Nuclear Power |
Elfstrom
Replies: 97
Views: 6626
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:38 pm Subject: Re: No to Nuclear Power |
| The die is cast for coal for the foreseeable future. No power company or govt agency is predicting otherwise. We are building, permitting and preparing for a massive expansion of coal on all fronts. ... |
Topic: Canadian Government Falls |
Elfstrom
Replies: 11
Views: 1955
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:29 pm Subject: Re: Canadian Government Falls |
Personally I am actually thinking about not voting for once. The Liberals are beyond corrupt but the Conservatives would literally sell us to the US and Harper scairs me. the only option is the NDP ... |
Topic: THE Geothermal Thread (merged) |
Elfstrom
Replies: 181
Views: 3342
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:13 pm Subject: Re: "Geothermal Heating" - is it economic? |
More correct terms for what you are describing are "Ground source heat pump" or "earth energy system" or "GeoExchange".
"Geothermal" has traditionally been used to describe systems using active volc ... |
Topic: Plenty of oil for decades - globe and mail |
Elfstrom
Replies: 9
Views: 1207
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:23 pm Subject: Re: Plenty of oil for decades - globe and mail |
[URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051108/IBENERGY08/TPBusiness/International]Link to article on globeandmail.com
Well, it's a possibility. It really does hinge o ... |
Topic: Traffic capacity expansion |
Elfstrom
Replies: 7
Views: 940
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:17 am Subject: Re: Traffic capacity expansion |
| The anti-sprawl campaigns of some non-governmental organizations in Ontario are starting to introduce peak oil as one of the arguments against future highway expansion plans. |
Topic: Syriana |
Elfstrom
Replies: 17
Views: 2455
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:52 pm Subject: Re: Syriana |
It doesn't have to say "peak oil" to be about peak oil.
Here is the campaign web site for the film: [URL=http://www.participate.net/oilchange/]Oil Change!
Edit to add this for people who don't v ... |
Topic: Fish Fuels the Brain |
Elfstrom
Replies: 13
Views: 1524
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:16 pm Subject: Re: Fish Fuels the Brain |
| On topic ... it turns out that the brains of animals contain an excellent source of EFA's, including DHA. There is some speculation that once we cracked open the skulls and feasted on brains, twe actu ... |
Topic: Fish Fuels the Brain |
Elfstrom
Replies: 13
Views: 1524
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:14 pm Subject: Re: Fish Fuels the Brain |
| great stuff. though my lacto-fermentation experiments have been mixed. great kim-chee. pretty good basic sauerkraut. but a few other things i have had to toss. tasted... ummm.... strange, would be a p ... |
Topic: "The Earth Care Manual..." Patrick Whitefield |
Elfstrom
Replies: 4
Views: 1385
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Forum: Book/Media Reviews Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:40 pm Subject: Re: The Earth Care Manual Patrick Whitefield-Permaculture U |
| I have a copy of it, but haven't started reading it yet. One of the criticisms of the book is that it doesn't address the 'culture' aspect as fully as some people would like. We'll see, when I get to ... |
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