Sandwichman wrote:
On 8/7/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Suddenly � really just in the last few weeks � people have starting
talking seriously about a possible recession.
DeLong + Krugman = people are talking? Is the war in Iraq not big
enough to forestall such an event and if not, couldn't a war against
Iran do the trick?
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Now, more than ever....
July 19: BP closing 30+ wells on the North Slope of Alaska…
There are at least 50 that are leaking severely.
http://leighm.net/blog/2006/07/19/tth_060719/
Today: BP To Shutdown Prudhoe Bay Oil Field In Alaska
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=:ePkh8BM9E2IF2mHACaLygJSgFq9PYklmnoJjbmpRZnKiAZsQhxaLZ1FioQEr3BEZcKtLYFYDANgzDVY/1-0&fp=44d7f246fb024b11&ei=92PXRN77Os2KwQGk_8HiBQ&url=http%3A//www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/BREAKING%2520NEWS/332476/&cid=1108567651&sig2=U67y7IsUH3CDKOaA-rgoRQ
It seems that the high sulphur content (don't know if the oil is 'water
cut', oil companies don't like to talk about that.... it's a (trade)
secret) of the oil in Alaska corroded the inside of the Alaska pipeline
for it's *entire* length.
An indicator of how long a North Slope pipeline travesty might last.
Long enough for everyone to plan how to turn their Prius into a flower
planter.
Now, about my statement yesterday...
Like Iran, and what would happen if the flow of black blood stopped.
Kiss a lot of everything you know relating to your (or my) current
lifestyle goodbye.
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It's getting closer to crunch time.
Leigh
http://leighm.net/
