Tag Archives: Nuclear

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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Wind Builds Dependency on Gas

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Thanos

NEI has an update on what happens when you build wind turbines — you end up using gas. I’m an “all of the above” guy, it’s blue sky for all forms of energy for the next two decades, I don’t … 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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Obama is Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Thanos

Most Americans would not recognize the acronym “BMD” or understand its meaning, but Ballistic Missile Defense is a keystone to our strategic defense systems as well as those of NATO. Russia, China, and a raft of third world thugs and dictators … Continue reading →

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Say What Barack?

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thanos

This is hilarious. [editor: Well it was hilarious, but now they’ve pulled the air gauge vid. Here’s the latest McCain ad as a poor substitute.]

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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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Former CIA Asset in Iran Writes at PJM

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Thanos

This is a must read article, please stop by Pajamas Media.

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Baitullah Mehsud Calls on Pakistan to Use Nuclear Arsenal “to Defend Against the Enemies”.

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Thanos

In this brief interview you will see Baitullah Mehsud, leader of TTP, or Pakistan’s Taliban, deny the assasination of Benazir Bhutto (methinks he doth protest too oft and too much…) as well as praise Bin Laden. He states that Bin Laden is not “in … Continue reading →

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Our Bright Future

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thanos

It’s easy to accept convential wisdom that we are someway doomed to energy poverty, and in the current environment of over-regulated energy and the impacts to food production I can see why some folks go there. I refuse to because … Continue reading →

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Video Details Features of the Syrian/NK Plutonium Creation Facility

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Thanos

  Hat Tip Hot Air

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