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Topic: Peak oil looks a bit silly now |
JoeW
Replies: 79
Views: 3408
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:03 pm Subject: Re: Peak oil looks a bit silly now |
("I told you so" rant deleted)
JD--
The peak oil forecast was for volatile prices with an overall trend of up. It is sad that most people don't understand what "volatile" means.
That stated ... |
Topic: Fed pledges half of America's annual GDP to the banks |
JoeW
Replies: 45
Views: 1909
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:47 pm Subject: Re: Fed pledges half of America's annual GDP to the banks |
| I think Bloomberg needs to be aware that there is a difference between the U. S. Government and the Federal Reserve. I believe the Federal Reserve is free to spend their money however they see fit. ... |
Topic: Why does economic collapse take so long?? |
JoeW
Replies: 16
Views: 807
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:46 pm Subject: Re: Why does economic collapse take so long?? |
Go back and try and find someone who claimed that a natural consequence of peak oil ( whether you want to call it 2005, or 2006 ) would lead to a price collapse and happy motoring again.
Sure s ... |
Topic: Anyone got a wood pellet stove? |
JoeW
Replies: 25
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:03 pm Subject: Re: Anyone got a wood pellet stove? |
How come you can't install a regular wood stove? .
Wood stoves have been outlawed in many municipalities. The smoke and smell are considered to be obnoxious, and the stoves themselves may be perc ... |
Topic: Anyone got a wood pellet stove? |
JoeW
Replies: 25
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:27 pm Subject: Re: Anyone got a wood pellet stove? |
| I don't have one, but I know someone who sells them. He is selling them as fast as he can stock them and install them right now, since a lot of people in our area panicked over $4.50/gallon fuel oil. ... |
Topic: Are we fools? Time to eat some crow? |
JoeW
Replies: 145
Views: 7850
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:54 pm Subject: Re: Are we fools? Time to eat some crow? |
Lively discussion here. Based on my reading of the weekly inventory reports provided by the U. S. DOE, I will state the following things, which may be in disagreement with what others have said:
1) ... |
Topic: Put up a McCain sign in Portland, get Molotov cocktailed |
JoeW
Replies: 39
Views: 1288
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:30 am Subject: Re: Put up a McCain sign in Portland, get Molotov cocktailed |
Liberals only believe in freedom of speech, when it is speech that they approve of.
Who was it that opposed flag burning? |
Topic: "It's not that I want to punish your success....." |
JoeW
Replies: 70
Views: 1510
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:31 am Subject: Re: "It's not that I want to punish your success.....&a |
Don't want to pay taxes, don't work so hard!
I love this idea that you make over $200,000/yr by working harder. I was offered a $200,000/yr job once, but I said, "No thanks. That's too ... |
Topic: Did they know the mics were still on |
JoeW
Replies: 30
Views: 2171
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:34 pm Subject: Re: Did they know the mics were still on |
I think that the 'popcorn and barcalounger' comment is perhaps referring to the Great Depression,
i think the popcorn and barcalounger comment clearly refers to the greatest wide receiver of all-tim ... |
Topic: Engineers still in demand when economy is down |
JoeW
Replies: 28
Views: 1186
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:52 pm Subject: Re: Engineers still in demand when economy is down |
One of the failures of the last 20 years has been how many of us went CS when we could have done other engineering. Not that there isn't greatness borne of computing, but, honestly, there's a lot o ... |
Topic: Why so many CC/GW articles? |
JoeW
Replies: 20
Views: 977
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Forum: Suggestion Box Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:47 am Subject: Re: Why so many CC/GW articles? |
Once more: there is a strong relationship between PO and GW.
Saying it repeatedly doesn't make it any less nonsensical. Fossil fuel depletion is the eventual CURE to excessive carbon dioxide emis ... |
Topic: What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You - Charles Maxwell |
JoeW
Replies: 27
Views: 2083
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:46 pm Subject: Re: What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You - Charles Maxwe |
I think in a basket of world economic problems, the concept of Peak Oil is only one of many issues....
Before Peak Oil "effects" our economies, we will have gone through a crippling recession, hi ... |
Topic: Obama pledges support for new auto technology |
JoeW
Replies: 34
Views: 1918
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:55 pm Subject: Re: Obama's automotive retooling idea - maybe a huge cash dr |
Obama must show how he plans to track the value added by opening the government spigots to fund the big three conversion.
I don't think that Obama has advocated this at all. He promotes stro ... |
Topic: Post Ike, is U.S. vulnerable to a quick knock out blow? |
JoeW
Replies: 12
Views: 979
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:56 am Subject: Re: Post Ike, is U.S. vulnerable to a quick knock out blow? |
The U.S. is loosing the "real war" against terrorism in Afganistan.
You lost me at "loosing" the real war. I just can't read anything further in a post after I see "loosing". |
Topic: WSJ: Ditching Oil, Converting to Gas (home heating) |
JoeW
Replies: 10
Views: 720
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:49 am Subject: Re: WSJ: Ditching Oil, Converting to Gas (home heating) |
| heating oil has dropped by about a dollar on the nymex since july 1. i hope a lot of people switch to other fuels so that i can afford heating oil this winter. |
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