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Topic: Katrina at peak: a mortal wound? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 39
Views: 5510
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:47 am Subject: Re: Katrina at peak: a mortal wound? |
| ENERGY is now getting the attention it deserves. Its peak forces us to rethink math, money, economics, interest, wealth, growth and sustainability. This exercise might be the hard way of finding the g ... |
Topic: Katrina at peak: a mortal wound? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 39
Views: 5510
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:43 am Subject: Katrina at peak: a mortal wound? |
I'd like to offer that which could happen with an event such as Katrina.
Many PO experts have been saying the game really changes when PEAK is reached. Many of us have agreed with statements such a ... |
Topic: THE Energy Efficiency & Appliance Thread (merged) |
JoeGreene
Replies: 322
Views: 6068
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:17 am Subject: THE Energy Efficiency & Appliance Thread (merged) |
| Actually, (in the winter), appliances and lights are often more efficient than baseboard. Waste occurs if heat is not evenly distributed within the living space. Baseboards kick in at full throttle, h ... |
Topic: What are we going to do? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 35
Views: 5461
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:41 am Subject: What are we going to do? |
When you base an economy and a money system upon infinite exponential growth, there is no way to slowdown the effects...
Years ago there was this talk show guy who, when asked about pyramid marketi ... |
Topic: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 5
Views: 968
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:42 am Subject: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
You see, a science person is cut in two: one, the focus to survive - the other: simply life and how it works.
The two are not the same. What is the difference? |
Topic: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 5
Views: 968
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:31 am Subject: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
ahhh,
the most value, importance? |
Topic: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 5
Views: 968
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:22 am Subject: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
good response.
Start: knowledge is wonderful - but it relies on energy. |
Topic: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 5
Views: 968
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:56 pm Subject: Which weighs more? Knowledge, wisdom, blood, bread, energy? |
| It's a trick question. I tried to add money but was out of room. |
Topic: Essential Priorities |
JoeGreene
Replies: 18
Views: 2593
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:28 pm Subject: Essential Priorities |
| Does man live by bread alone? |
Topic: Why exactly is growth necessary? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 21
Views: 3132
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:23 pm Subject: Why exactly is growth necessary? |
| I love the way you think but what will it take to have you consider a bigger picture? |
Topic: Jevon's Paradox Explained |
JoeGreene
Replies: 199
Views: 36097
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Forum: Depletion Modeling Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:05 pm Subject: Jevon's Paradox Explained |
| From a global point, man needs to be paid "interest" on something he claims will pay the interest the very best because he is using his mind (i.e. he's a dumbshit). So the paradox is really not - it's ... |
Topic: Personality Disorder Test, Are We Crazy? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 165
Views: 30224
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:46 pm Subject: Personality Disorder Test, Are We Crazy? |
Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Low
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compuls ... |
Topic: Heavy and Sour Crude Question |
JoeGreene
Replies: 3
Views: 865
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:56 am Subject: Heavy and Sour Crude Question |
You bring up a most important subject and I hope there is help, I'll try to do my part.
With energy, there are two considerations: the amount and the resistance to putting it to use.
One analog ... |
Topic: Peak Oil Hype = Y2K Hype? |
JoeGreene
Replies: 49
Views: 7322
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:24 am Subject: Peak Oil Hype = Y2K Hype? |
| Man can survive just about any problem - grow food, move mountains, light the darkness, purify water, fix computer code, relocate, stay warm, communicate. Unfortunate for him, it is all predicated on ... |
Topic: A question of extraction. |
JoeGreene
Replies: 17
Views: 2523
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:42 am Subject: A question of extraction. |
| clv101, per your Jun 17 suggestion, I looked at graphs in Chris Skrebowski's [URL=http://www.odac-info.org/documents/chris_skrebowski.ppt]presentation and noticed rare occasions where one might even s ... |
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