Folks: It is possible that 2007 will be the last year people will expect their future to be a continuation of the past. Lets hope that we are able, however...
Alex Cockburn is sometimes embarrassingly wrong, like when he writes on 911 or peak oil, and sometimes acutely right, like here: **quote** Here's what I wrote...
... Well then by all means name them all - and show the source of their mestizaje or amerindian purity. ... Where does that list come from? What chemicals?...
... Don't get me wrong. It's not that I feel sorry for Saddam. I don't think he felt sorry for himself either. He probably did not suffer much, if the neck...
"A thieve is a thieve, is a thieve…" I Agree! But there are moments when another thieve comes, a thieve that steals not only natural resources, but steals a...
Cont'd (JD) The American Wind Energy Association provides maps and estimates of the resources in kwh and sometimes in kw. Capacity is the equivalent percentage...
Tom, The final use of the gas - to generate electricity for the grid without an associated cogen user guarnatees that 90% of the energy in the gas will be lost...
... In addition, none of your lists include the hard core luxury items, the high end fashion, high end cars, single malt 18 year scotch, plasma tvs, and a long...
Hello Everyone, It's called a "consumer tidal wave" but a more appropriate term is "consumer tsunami" because of the terrible impact that this transformation...
Thanks for the important post, Joe. Let me highlight this part of it: "Marengo said he was optimistic that the worst-case scenario could be averted, but he...
... One Latin American country that is making news because of a sudden increase in its import of "luxury goods" is...... Venezuela. http://tinyurl.com/y6zk43 ...
They are useful and can save energy but.... not with dimmer switches. Was meeting with town officials on an unrelated matter. As we talked, a vendor was...
I have seen the American Wind Association and apart from being an interested part in promoting and developing the wind energy industry, the maps and estimates...
Hello Everyone, Good news for Europe. Norway's vast supplies of natural gas will sate European energy demand for years to come, providing an alternative...
I am with you Bob, no sympathy for thieves. Besides that's Lagos, Nigeria it's nothing but a den of thieves. Put an add in your local newspaper and guaranteed...
David Lisack wrote: Milton, This all sounds very interesting, and I commend your efforts. Do you have a web-site with pictures and additonal information and...
Sewage treatment plants use "about 11.5 watts per head of population. ...In the UK, population 65 million, it means waste water treatment consumes 65,000...
From the NY Times, January 1, 2007 Middle Stance Emerges in Debate Over Climate By ANDREW C. REVKIN Amid the shouting lately about whether global warming is a...
Minnesota Pipe Line says the new pipeline is needed because the current pipeline system will not be able to accommodate the increase in Canadian crude-oil...
Robert, did you see the T. Boone Pickett interview in Playboy? He claims some extraordinary returns for his fund. Are you an investor? I'm curious as to the...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C2089-2524271%2C00.html The Sunday Times December 31, 2006 China chokes on a coal-fired boom Michael Sheridan Toxic...
By Roula Khalaf, Middle East Editor Published: January 1 2007 16:46 | Last updated: January 1 2007 16:46 On a recent trip to Bahrain, a self-assured Manouchehr...
Milton, I also find this very worrying. I don't know if most people realize that there is a very dry region in northeast Brazil, which I assume would grow MUCH...
... As I may have mentioned previously Boone Pickens is about 2.5 years older than me. We first met when I was in junior high (middle) school and Boone was a...
Give the company a little credit ... it's a start. What's astonishing is how few light bulb sockets in the U.S. actually have compact fluorescents installed....
