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Just the Shot in the Arm the Economy Needs

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Thanos

Barack Obama again on why your electricity bill must raise…. to paraphrase him ” uh… if you can convince enough people of that, then…”  I have a freaking bridge to sell you. This isn’t what our economy needs, this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Energy and Jobs

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Thanos

As long as energy is expensive and less abundant we will be harming our ability to compete on the world market, and decreasing jobs at most local levels. It’s a steady static downward spiral that we cannot afford to stay … Continue reading →

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Who Produces the Oil and Who Uses it

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Thanos

There’s an interesting new Chart at Gapminder of who produces, and who uses world oil supplies. Notice the steady slip leftwards from the US from 1972 onwards, when we were at our peak in oil production. Interim that capacity has been … Continue reading →

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McCain Calls on Congress

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thanos

John McCain is a realist – he has the foresight to look ahead at the nine billion souls who will soon populate this planet, and what they will need. They will need energy in quantities undreamt of, and the only … Continue reading →

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