We cannot drill our way out of this oil crisis. Since 2000, oil companies working in the U.S. have doubled the number of wells drilled per year.
Although increased drilling has added new oil to the nation's supply, it has not done so fast enough to offset the terminal decline of existing fields.
We are going to have to import more of our oil. Period.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: Jimmy Carter interview - still shining bright
I saw an interview today on CBC Newsworld with Heather Hiscox. Jimnmy Carter, at age 86 is coherent, thoughtful and engaged with the inteviewer. He has really put a lot of effort ito this new book, and he paints a lot of the background issues as to why the middle eaast struggle will ocntinue ad infinitum., unless social circusmtances are changed expecialy with the Palestinians.
It is a startling contrast to George W. Bush. Bush seems to either unfocused or he is trying to score short verbal javbs, which often don't fit into the context, as if he's been coached on what to say, but poorly coached. Also, at times, Bush seems to fall into a vacant expression. I really wonder wonder if Carter is not more astute right now to be president than is Bush.
I would not be surprised if Carter has written more books in his lifetime than Bush has read in his.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Jimmy Carter interview - still shining bright
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Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.
This, the key sentence of the Carter Doctrine, was written by Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carter's National Security Adviser.
Serious stuff We tried. Carter did not respond.
We wonder how the Iran matter will play-out.
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From: bill payne
To: laura.bowman@allstate.com
Cc: barryrampy@allstate.com
Sent: Nov 11, 2007 Subject: Payne Honda cr-v notes and pictures
Laura
Nick at apd records reported on friday nov 9 that the accident report still had not been turned in by officer alfred walck.
Here are my notes and pictures.
I'm going to Monterey, CA on Monday. I'll be back on Friday.
On Friday afternoon I'll try to get the accident report.
Here's one reason for going to monterey
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Ted G. Lewis is a professor of computer science at the Naval Postgraduate School and academic associate of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security master degree program. He has forty years experience in academic, industrial, and advisory capacities, ranging from academic appointments at the University of Missouri-Rolla, University of Louisiana, and Oregon State University, to Senior Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company, to CEO and President of DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology, North America. Dr. Lewis has published over thirty books and 100 research papers, and is the author of the forthcoming book Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security: Defending a Networked Nation, published by John Wiley & Sons, 2006. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from Washington State University.
Lewis is one of my ms and phd students in computer science.
Morales and I are going to write a book our our 15 year, so far, legal project. I need book advice from Lewis.
Leelund will be in that book.
bill
Essential non-gas-wasting travel, of course!
I plan to stop at Arizona Cholla coal-fired electric generation plant to take some pictures.
I am curious on how they unload coal from trains.
There may be several Sharin [Shirin] Neshats. Or maybe only one?
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Yes, she was in Venice Biennal. She is also a political activist, and has made few short movies. Her father Timsar Ali Neshat was the commander of the Imperial guard during the Shah regime and was executed by IRI.
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manam az in kara kheili mikonam,yani az in khanoom yadidam..na,, taghlididam!!
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: Carter's speech on youtube
The video is interesting to watch, but even better is to look at the comments. The amount of anger being displayed. I think we're very well into the transition from denial into anger as was said earlier.
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Carter's speech on youtube
Jarzus Crist.
A 28 year, plain as day heads up. _________________ It's 11:59
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OPEC sec. gen. Abdullah al-Badri, June 10, '08: "We are panicking too much."
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If you're not a Doomer, then you don't understand the problem.
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Part of the problem is believing that there is a "solution"
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Carter's speech on youtube
Yes, I remember this speech well. It's too bad the Carter was such an ineffective president. Too thoughtful and indecisive; not given to action. _________________ "Modern Agriculture is the use of land to convert petroleum into food."
-- Albert Bartlett
"It will be a dark time. But for those who survive, I suspect it will be rather exciting."
-- James Lovelock
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Carter's speech on youtube
Pretorian wrote:
White house had solar panels on? wow
They had Willie Nelson up on the roof too.
Must have been a fun place.
Mos, thanks for posting that. That's an interesting speech to listen to, both because of the things he was right about and the things he didn't seem to even be aware of.
The idea of "running out" seemed to be his concern, as opposed to supply simply being unable to keep up with demand. As we all now know, we will never "run out", it's just that eventually everyone will be priced out of the market. The last barrel in the ground would have a price no one could pay; thus, it will never be extracted.
If he had been able to get into his time machine and spend a few days in the present reading all of the research and discussion regarding the corrosive effects of high energy prices on the entire world economy, I'm sure that the tone of that speech would have been a lot more dire. _________________ We're all Big Wave Riders. Some just don't realize it.
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