to this vacation for
*months*. But again, not nearly as bad as the people (and animals)
who's lives have been ruined by the oil spill.
The good side of the oil spill is that you don't have to
bring fuel if you want to have a beach barbecue; just get
some seawater and set fire on it.
Alberto
at Destin, Florida. We are anxiously watching to see if we are going to be
oiled out. It's a pain, especially as I've been looking forward to this
vacation for *months*. But again, not nearly as bad as the people (and
animals) who's lives have been ruined by the oil spill.
- jmh
So Dan,. are you still here? Do you still want to talk me into
putting rigs off of Big Sur?
Doug
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Which oil patch are you talking about? Offshore drilling is not
feasible at the 60-80 dollar range as was proven by the fact that over
66 million acres under lease have not been drilled. I believe the last
dry hole offshore in Alaska cost $150 million. My wife's small share
of oil rights
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From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Frandsen
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 7:56 PM
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
Subject: Re: Which oil patch?
Which oil patch are you talking about?
You
Honestly, what _short-term_ effect will drilling in Anwar and on our
coasts
have on prices?
The real question about drilling in areas that have been off limits until
now is when do we do it? The record of spills from oil well drilling has
been very good; the real damage has occurred
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Dan M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Honestly, what _short-term_ effect will drilling in Anwar and on our
coasts
have on prices?
The real question about drilling in areas that have been off limits until
now is when do we do it? The record of spills from oil
On Sep 2, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
Honestly, what _short-term_ effect will drilling in Anwar and on
our
coasts
have on prices?
The real question about drilling in areas that have been off limits
until
now is when do we do it? The record of spills from oil well
Bruce wrote:
A good indicator of how much environmental impact there would be is
the drilling currently taking place on the North Slope. Everything
needed to support the drilling crews and equipment -- and I mean
everything, food, living supplies, drilling mud, logging/analysis
equipment,
I gave my big answer to Doug's post (even though it was second) but wanted
to be intentional in showing where I agreed with Nick's understanding.
Land-use restrictions/stricter environmental impact requirements for the
turbines AND transmission lines (this would not surprise me).
Fewer
Dan M wrote:
So, my question is, given the fact that California is far more liberal
than
Texas, how did this happen?
Large swaths of California -- the Central Valley -- are quite
conservative.
That's true, and there are very liberal congressional districts in Texas.
But, I'd
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, my question is why is California so much more under the thumb of Big
Oil than Texas? It follows from that arguement, right, since Texas has
built and is building about 6 GW of wind power since 2005
Nick Arnett wrote:
And this page --
http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/wind_power/index.html -- says
a multi-billion-dollar transmission upgrade is necessary to get the
electricity from the best locations to the Southern California cities.
It's hard to believe that the USA is not
gets built and
what doesn't.
So, my question is why is California so much more under the thumb of Big
Oil than Texas? It follows from that arguement, right, since Texas has
built and is building about 6 GW of wind power since 2005 and California
has only managed less than 700 MW.
Now one might argue
question is why is California so much more under the thumb of Big
Oil than Texas? It follows from that arguement, right, since Texas has
built and is building about 6 GW of wind power since 2005 and California
has only managed less than 700 MW.
Now one might argue that California's photovoltic
Keith wrote:
Alberto 'oil rulez, fsck space!' Monteiro
Completely correct. But what do you do when you run out of oil? Try
this web site.
http://www.drmillslmu.com/peakoil.htm
We will *never* run out of oil. It's more likely that we will run
out of oxygen in the air :-P
The part
i agree with your model for mass transit, max. i
would definitely prefer our tax revenues subsidized
cheap and rapid alternative transportation from
ranging from electric jitneys to intercontinental
bullet trains, rather than wars. anyone using
vehicles that pollute should pay a tax to clean up
The Mission Was Indeed Accomplished
Scoop: Bush Didn't Bungle Iraq - Greg Palast
Greg supposedly has a copy of a state department 300+ page document
detailing their post-Saddam oil plans for Iraq. The big secret - the
objective was to keep Iraqi oil production low and cooperate with
OPEC
effectively subsidising local fuel prices (say by higher
taxes elsewhere)?
No: all other countries are punishing their populations for using
oil.
I´m not sure that you can read this page, but here is how Petrobras
computes the price of gasoline:
http://www2.petrobras.com.br/portal/ingles/frame.asp
if there are.
Is this part of why the US views control of oil as so important?
Does the US's fetish for a low pump-price for gas in any way drive US
foreign policy.
If this is so, is this a good thing for the world?
As contrast, consider European food subsidies to local farmers (maybe
why gas has to cost so much
Sorry Alberto, but this is long overdue..
hopefully other states will follow suit..
New Jersey Sues Three Oil Companies
TRENTON, N.J. Sep 27, 2005 - New Jersey has sued three oil companies and
several gas stations for allegedly gouging drivers during Hurricane Katrina.
The lawsuits
At 12:36 PM 4/22/2005 +, Bob Chassell wrote:
(That is, roughly speaking, the opportunity cost of the US occupation
of Iraq. This uses the term opportunity cost as I understood it
many decades ago, not as John D. Giorgis defined it recently.
O.k., what is your definition of opportunity cost
On 21 Apr 2005, John D. Giorgis wrote
Bush's proposed budget would provide $6.7 billion in tax breaks
for energy, but 72 percent of that would go to renewable energy
sources and energy efficiency.
To which Nick Arnett responded
May Bush win this one!
Now, what if the US
The White House said it strongly supports the House bill, but expressed
reservations about the extent of subsidies and tax breaks for oil and gas
companies, particularly $2 billion for research into deep water oil and gas
development.
The administration believes the energy bill should
progressive approaches. The bulk of the House breaks would go to oil
and natural gas companies to continue doing what they already do.
May Bush win this one! I hope he continues to stand up to whatever political
pressure may come.
We agree. Gas prices are above $2 a gallon and set to stay there all
This bill tediously and perfectly fits the pattern.
There is one and only one group that benefits from
every single provision. And that group is NOT the US
oil industry (which W refuses to benefit with yet
another subsidy, this time.)
1. ANWR is purely political. It will not deliver oil
Here's a quote from the President on this issue:
With oil at more than $50 a barrell by the way, energy companies do not
need taxpayers' funded incentives to explore for more oil and gas.
JDG
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Nick Arnett wrote:
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:48:50 -0400, John D. Giorgis wrote
Is it just me, or does Bush seemed to have mellowed a bit since the
election and backed away from some of the harder line issues?
xponent
Inquiry Maru
rob
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Here's a quote from the President on this issue:
With oil at more than $50 a barrell by the way,
energy companies do not need taxpayers' funded
incentives to explore for more oil and gas.
Nick said:Nick Arnett wrote:Is it just me, or does
Bush
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:14:36 -0500, Robert Seeberger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nick Arnett wrote:
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:48:50 -0400, John D. Giorgis wrote
Is it just me, or does Bush seemed to have mellowed a bit since the
election and backed away from some of the harder line issues?
Definately
Before the start of the Iraq war his media empire did so much to
promote, Rupert Murdoch explained the payoff: The greatest thing to
come out of this for the world economy, if you could put it that way,
would be $20 a barrel for oil. Crude oil prices in New York rose to
almost $40 a barrel
to timely
disclose a significant shortfall in proven reserves of oil and natural
gas, a person involved in the inquiry said Tuesday.
The company and its executives are already the focus of investigations
by European regulators and officials from the Securities and Exchange
Commission. But the Justice
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4178647/
A Texas woman has struck oil or maybe it struck her.
Leila LeTourneau returned from work late Monday to find crude oil
covering her homes floors and spilling from the toilets, bathtub and
sinks.
Experts have told her the oil kind of burped up.
Longview
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Subject: Re: Oil reserves revision: another one!
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--- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
From newsletter Zone Diet Weekly Tip from Dr. Barry Sears
Zone bars are adictive. I had one for breakfast every morning for a week.
The
next day I ran out and had eggs and a bit of
from rolled oats and oat fiber with a
little sugar, some eggwhites, and some olive oil + ground almonds. The fiber
doesn't count as carbs as it doesn't get assimilated, but it's really good
for the system. :)
Not trying to convert you just saying it works for me. ;) Universal diets
with cottage cheese and a (for American
standards very small) muffin made from rolled oats and oat fiber with a
little sugar, some eggwhites, and some olive oil + ground almonds. The
fiber
doesn't count as carbs as it doesn't get assimilated, but it's really good
for the system
--- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also a test. Have I been unsubbed or something?
Why is extra virgin olive oil so healthy?
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, but so is lard - so something
else may be the secret of olive oil's remarkable benefits. Unlike vegetable
oils derived
Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
From newsletter Zone Diet Weekly Tip from Dr. Barry Sears
Zone bars are adictive. I had one for breakfast every morning for a week. The
next day I ran out and had eggs and a bit of tuna. By the second day of being
zone free I was having
Also a test. Have I been unsubbed or something?
Why is extra virgin olive oil so healthy?
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, but so is lard - so something
else may be the secret of olive oil's remarkable benefits. Unlike vegetable
oils derived from seeds, olive oil is derived from
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Julia
who came home to find her child stickered with
The infidels are not in my diaper
LOL!
I won't ask what you *did* find in his diaper, as
I can guess quite
Deborah Harrell wrote:
grin Your babysitter has a good sense of humor!
It's an amusing sense of humor, anyway.
grunt Yeah, antibiotics play havoc with our good
gut bacteria. Will Sammy eat yogurt? That does help,
usually.
He loves yogurt. So, that helped some, apparently -- but it
The babysitter likes to use my labelmaker to put
silly things on the back
of his shirt for our amusement. I think this was
one of the better ones.
Julia
Oh this is too good.
If it hasn't been used before, the next time our good Dr. Brin writes
something than includes
...the blood for oil argument simply doesn't add up:
http://www.cato.org/dailys/03-18-03.html
JDG
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Tonight I have a message for the brave
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:53 AM, J.D. Giorgis wrote:
...the blood for oil argument simply doesn't add up:
http://www.cato.org/dailys/03-18-03.html
...and then there is Berkeley, ...
Larry Everest speaking at Revolution Books in Berkeley,
CA about his new book
Oil, Power Empire
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/14/112209.shtml
French and Russian oil and gas contracts signed with the Saddam Hussein
regime in Iraq will not be honored, Kurdish Prime Minister Barhim Salih
said in Washington Friday, just before a series of high-level meetings with
Bush
after an explosion at an oil
refinery area on Staten Island.
The blast happened at Port Mobile, a site of refineries in the
southwestern part of the island.
There is a massive wall of flames and thick black smoke. A barge is
docked near the fire, and broadcast reports said officials believe
:-(
J
Tanker May Cause Disastrous Oil Spill
by Mar Roman
MADRID, Spain (Nov. 19) - A damaged tanker carrying more than 20 million
gallons of fuel oil broke in two off northwest Spain and sank Tuesday,
threatening an environmental disaster.
The Bahamas-flagged Prestige vanished into the ocean
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2303363.stm
The owners of a French oil tanker on fire off the coast of Yemen say they
believe it was rammed by a smaller boat, before exploding into flames.
Much more on site.
xponent
Speedboats Laden With Explosives Delenda Est Maru
rob
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Craft 'rammed' French oil tanker
Robert Seeberger wrote:
xponent
Speedboats Laden With Explosives Delenda Est Maru
rob
Hey, can we get a good
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