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Topic: The Obama Coal to Liquids Act |
thethief
Replies: 30
Views: 3191
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:32 pm Subject: Re: The Obama Coal to Liquids Act |
| It's not the first time Obama has emulated the Nazis. |
Topic: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
thethief
Replies: 4
Views: 895
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:47 pm Subject: Re: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
Regardless, I'm glad to see solar getting some love since it drops 20% in cost every time it doubles in capacity.
I don't see what you mean by that, unless you're talking purely of economies of sc ... |
Topic: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
thethief
Replies: 4
Views: 895
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:26 pm Subject: NYTimes article on California Solar Initiative. |
| While the average home solar system is about five kilowatts, Mr. Felton’s is 45 kilowatts, and he seldom sees an electric bill. Borrego Solar estimated the system could save Mr. Felton almost $2 milli ... |
Topic: Hurricane chief foresees 'mega-disaster' |
thethief
Replies: 9
Views: 1880
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:43 pm Subject: Re: Hurricane chief foresees 'mega-disaster' |
| In this article I finally came across reference to the death toll in Katrina, 1,339 fatalities. Now I think that is an enormous number to have died in this day and age in the wealthiest nation on Eart ... |
Topic: Chicago Tribune: A Tank of Gas, A World of Trouble |
thethief
Replies: 8
Views: 1493
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:50 pm Subject: Re: Chicago Tribune: A Tank of Gas, A World of Trouble |
| While much attention is given today to wind, solar and of late, biofuels, because of the enormity of global energy demand, none of these offer meaningful solutions to the bigger issues surrounding en ... |
Topic: Politics and Expensive Oil |
thethief
Replies: 17
Views: 1517
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:37 pm Subject: Re: Politics and Expensive Oil |
| Sorry to bring back this dormant thread but I just had a very interesting conversation that some of you might be interested in. I am fortunate enough to work for a Fortune 10 fully integrated oil com ... |
Topic: Checking up on the latest oil prices. |
thethief
Replies: 13
Views: 1610
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:12 pm Subject: Re: Checking up on the latest oil prices. |
| When we tap the SPR, we basically lend refineries oil to get them through the crunch and they replace the oil at a later date.Is that kinda like the Federal Reserve in the banking industry? |
Topic: Manpower Survey Finds High Fuel Costs Impacting Workers |
thethief
Replies: 5
Views: 1170
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:40 pm Subject: Re: Manpower Survey Finds High Fuel Costs Impacting Workers |
| Oil needs to get expensive enough that poors stop using the freeways so much. If half the cars were off the road things we be so much faster. |
Topic: Will peak oil help clear out I-10? |
thethief
Replies: 6
Views: 3294
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Forum: HoustonPeakOil Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:31 pm Subject: Will peak oil help clear out I-10? |
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Topic: Peak oil starts to hurt americans people. |
thethief
Replies: 20
Views: 3174
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:27 pm Subject: Re: Peak oil starts to hurt americans people. |
| Oil needs to go high enough that poors stop driving. |
Topic: Forbes: Oil, oil everywhere. |
thethief
Replies: 37
Views: 4190
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:20 pm Subject: Forbes: Oil, oil everywhere. |
Oil, Oil Everywhere
Leonardo Maugeri, 07.24.06
We're not running out of oil--but high oil prices are needed to find it.
There is an alarmist theory that the world is running out of oil. Quite the ... |
Topic: Only 20-25% of oil has been consumed according to ExxonMobil |
thethief
Replies: 22
Views: 2603
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:52 pm Subject: Re: Only 20-25% of oil has been consumed according to ExxonM |
| I'm supposed to believe a bunch of clandestine conspiracy theorists over people that have hundreds of trillions of dollars at stake? Give me a break. |
Topic: Only 20-25% of oil has been consumed according to ExxonMobil |
thethief
Replies: 22
Views: 2603
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:58 pm Subject: Only 20-25% of oil has been consumed according to ExxonMobil |
http://ccbn.mobular.net/ccbn/7/1532/1692/
Page 11.
If you look on the pages preceding it's also very interesting. They predict 60% of our energy will come from oil and gas in 2030.
Why would ... |
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