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Topic: TECHNOLOGY IS THE MAIN THING HERE |
rowante
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Views: 1811
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:57 am Subject: Re: TECHNOLOGY IS THE MAIN THING HERE |
Do the numbers, you will be surprised about the ROI of the compound process
Not only that, many ways of comparing energy sources is seriously flawed. Every peak oil nut should start reading Herman ... |
Topic: Iran: the Next War by John Pilger |
rowante
Replies: 4
Views: 1493
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:56 pm Subject: Re: Iran: the Next War by John Pilger |
Looks like Pilger has been reading William Clark...
Blair knows this. He also knows the real reasons for an attack and the part Britain is likely to play. Next month, Iran is scheduled to shift its p ... |
Topic: Why the Euro can't replace the USD as reserve currency |
rowante
Replies: 155
Views: 11089
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:18 pm Subject: Re: Why the Euro can't replace the USD as reserve currency |
Another voice to add to the fray... Tony Straka of Prudent Investor blog, writes about the IOB.
Prudent InvestorUntil now oil is solely priced, traded and paid for in the greenback on both markets ... |
Topic: Daniel Dennett, my Hero. |
rowante
Replies: 5
Views: 1378
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:17 pm Subject: Re: Daniel Dennett, my Hero. |
| Thanks for that one killjoy... I'm a fan of Dennett, still struggling thru his book on consciousness. Have you read Jeff Vail's book A Theory of PowerA closer examination of the dynamics, structure an ... |
Topic: Australian Broadcasting Corporation's peak oil story |
rowante
Replies: 26
Views: 3750
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:33 pm Subject: Re: Australian Broadcasting Corporation's peak oil story |
| You can watch the Catalyst PO story at SydneyPeakOil.comhere for Realplayerhere for WMP |
Topic: TravelSmart - reducing demand for cars |
rowante
Replies: 1
Views: 922
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:49 pm Subject: TravelSmart - reducing demand for cars |
The city of Perth, capital of Western Australia has been running a successful campaign to reduce car use by improving public transport and encouraging walking and cycling.
The program was at heart ... |
Topic: Technology of getting oil from shale |
rowante
Replies: 62
Views: 6883
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:35 am Subject: Re: Viable way of getting oil from shale |
This reports suggest this will not mitigate world peak.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG414.sum.pdf
In-situ retorting
In-situ retorting entails heating oil shale in place, extra ... |
Topic: Why not switch to electric cars? |
rowante
Replies: 20
Views: 2819
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:39 am Subject: Re: Why not switch to electric cars? |
| At the risk of creating my own fallacy... I have heard that as most EVs would be recharged during non peak-periods the actually demand increase for electricity would be in the range of 7-12%. Can't se ... |
Topic: Why not switch to electric cars? |
rowante
Replies: 20
Views: 2819
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:35 am Subject: Re: Why not switch to electric cars? |
one problem being that the construction of an electric car consumes the same quantity of oil as a regular car would comsume in its lifetime.
I think this is a fallacy. I believe the original line w ... |
Topic: Renewable Energy; What are the Limits? |
rowante
Replies: 15
Views: 2318
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:17 am Subject: Renewable Energy; What are the Limits? |
I thought that this would interest all...
The spirit of the book.
The renewable energy field is strewn with dogmatic assertions and assumptions. I want to make it clear that this book presents th ... |
Topic: Hello |
rowante
Replies: 16
Views: 2635
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:52 pm Subject: Re: Hello |
| So, umm let's see... The largest oil importing/consuming nation invades the country with the 2nd largest oil reserves, yeah just a coinkidink. |
Topic: Australia and New Zealand |
rowante
Replies: 3
Views: 664
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:33 pm Subject: Re: Australia and New Zealand |
* American beer = making love in a canoo: farking close to water.
An old friend of mine had a granddad that was an engineer in the Vietnam war. He had tales of trading cases of VB with the Seppo's* ... |
Topic: Japan |
rowante
Replies: 32
Views: 3272
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:22 pm Subject: Re: Japan |
Japan imports half of its food, but produces most of its own rice with a lot of petroleum inputs.
Ah yes, but if Japan followed the example of one of its citizens they would not need too...
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Topic: Connecting the dots. |
rowante
Replies: 5
Views: 908
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:35 pm Subject: Re: Connecting the dots. |
Chris Vernon seems to be quite gifted at connecting the dots...
OPEC Reveal Global Light Sweet Crude PeakedAlthough the total volume of ‘oil’ extracted in 2004 compared with 2000 has increased, the ... |
Topic: Inside 9/11 tonight on National Geographic |
rowante
Replies: 13
Views: 1377
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:48 pm Subject: Re: Inside 9/11 tonight on National Geographic |
There wasn't a single mention of Iraq in the whole thing.
Probably because the invasion of Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with September 11th. |
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