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Topic: Tackling the Cornucopians |
smiley
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:08 pm Subject: Re: Tackling the Cornucopians |
So you think we're facing global population decline by when? 2020 and the population will be lower than today? Really?
Current growth rate is 77 million/annum. In order to get to population reducti ... |
Topic: To educate sheeple or not educate sheeple... |
smiley
Replies: 145
Views: 7973
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:38 pm Subject: Re: To educate sheeple or not educate sheeple... |
| Well I wouldn't go as far as calling ourselves the enlightened. I've been looking at peak oil for a good few years now, but there are still so many unknowns. Hard crash, plateau, slippery slope you ca ... |
Topic: Stock Market Crash! (merged thread) |
smiley
Replies: 833
Views: 16300
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:56 pm Subject: Re: Stock Market Crash! (merged thread) |
I knew it was a bad omen when I woke up this morning to see Matthew Simmons as a guest on CNBC Europe breakfast news.
I knew it was really bad when I found out that they didn't invite him as the re ... |
Topic: 6,000,000,000 die-off |
smiley
Replies: 953
Views: 35484
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Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:46 pm Subject: Re: Lifting the Ban on Off-shore Drilling:The Facts |
For humans: Air, food, water, shelter.
http://www.hemmy.net/images/travel/cambodiatrashliving01.jpg |
Topic: 6,000,000,000 die-off |
smiley
Replies: 953
Views: 35484
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Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:16 pm Subject: Re: Lifting the Ban on Off-shore Drilling:The Facts |
| Ok, show me one study that includes energy, social factors, food production, biodiversity, top soil, water, arable land, and ecological sinks that says the carrying capacity of earth is 6.7 billion or ... |
Topic: Lifting the Ban on Off-shore Drilling:The Facts |
smiley
Replies: 353
Views: 29571
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:06 pm Subject: Re: Lifting the Ban on Off-shore Drilling:The Facts |
Not a bad investment…spend $15 billion and make back around $20 billion the first year. Makes for happy share holders.
And that is exactly why I think most investors are complete idiots.
Fixat ... |
Topic: Anyone listening to Bush's speech re: drilling? |
smiley
Replies: 35
Views: 1664
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:32 pm Subject: Re: Anyone listening to Bush's speech re: drilling? |
| Regardless of whether there is to be oil to be found or not: if Bush can make the public believe that there is oil and that the Dems are blocking the exploration of that oil it will cost the Dems vote ... |
Topic: THE Bicycle and 'Cycling Thread (merged) |
smiley
Replies: 577
Views: 11612
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:32 pm Subject: Re: Bicycles ! |
My collection
for the weekends.
http://www.xycletracx.nl/upload/images/01/stumpjumper%2008.jpg
For shopping
http://bigthumbs.marktplaats.nl/kopen/thumbnail/3/6e/285767395.jpg
to get aroun ... |
Topic: IEA reporting biofuels |
smiley
Replies: 4
Views: 490
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 2:27 am Subject: Re: IEA reporting biofuels |
Thx,
It is deceptive isn't it? The way they lump it al together makes impossible to extract real field production numbers from the data.
Reminds me of the old joke:
Q: How do econometrists ... |
Topic: IEA reporting biofuels |
smiley
Replies: 4
Views: 490
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:57 pm Subject: IEA reporting biofuels |
I 've been wondering about a sudden jump in global oil production last year as reported by the IEA.
http://omrpublic.iea.org/DashBoard/supply.gif
Then I noticed this in the latest OMR.
Non-OP ... |
Topic: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
smiley
Replies: 143
Views: 7763
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:24 pm Subject: Re: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
Problem is Government these days = Pirates that have successfully maneuvered themselves into a position where there are no checks and balances against them.
Do you really believe that something has ... |
Topic: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
smiley
Replies: 143
Views: 7763
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:51 pm Subject: Re: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
Your comparison, therefore, from a humane perspective, just did a face plant, Smiley.
To err is human.
Look, if I was an American looking for profits I would put my savings in an foreign comm ... |
Topic: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
smiley
Replies: 143
Views: 7763
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:40 pm Subject: Re: Americans to be banned from overseas oil trading |
| Reminds me of the gold confiscation act. |
Topic: THE US Elections Thread (merged) |
smiley
Replies: 1242
Views: 5988
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:45 pm Subject: Re: Hillary promises to smash OPEC and lower gas prices |
Boys, here are the export data to Japan in the period 1993-2008.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mttexja1A.htm
Have fun.
Anyway. Back on Hillary. Isn't her move akin to political ... |
Topic: THE US Elections Thread (merged) |
smiley
Replies: 1242
Views: 5988
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 5:26 pm Subject: Re: Hillary promises to smash OPEC and lower gas prices |
For her next pander.... Hillary will propose to invade Iraq to lower gas prices
Yes but this time she will sent them in in Toyota Priuses instead of Humvee's. |
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