Yes the word "greed" is most appropriate. Oddly enough, when I think about the "oil gang" and its greed, I don't so much think of the oil companies themselves, who do put money, time and effort into getting the stuff out of the ground and processing it (don't all shout at me at once!!!), I think more of the recipients of all the hangers-on in just about every government in the world, who by feeding at the trough of trillions are doing the rest of the world a disservice... to say the least.
Unfortunately there don't appear to be many in the political world who can resist increasing their bank balances substantially, but those who (apparently) do, sure stand out. P. ----- Original Message ---- From: Taylor J. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:51:47 PM Subject: Re: [VO]: Economic models -- Kondrateiff peak war Jones wrote: ``... Of course the same process can be taken a step further, to produce methanol on a large scale. Not only are the emissions of this syn-gas plant on Florida well below regulatory limits - it is one of the cleanest coal-based power plants in the world - since the sulfur content of the coal is easily removed and then used as raw material for fertilizer - that is WIN-WIN folks ... The U.S. DoE estimates 2.45 billion tons a year of biomass Ag and municipal waste are available for alternative fuel production, counting saw dust. One ton can be converted to 185 gallons of methanol, so that about 500 billion gallons and at $2 gallon ... ... whoa... could that be correct? A trillion $$ economic bonanza to the American farmer and small businessman (hopefully we can keep most of big oil OUT of this party), instead of arming our enemies! Move over Saudi thugs ... the American entrepreneur is about ready to eat your lunch...'' Hi All, Methanol is probably our way out of the Kazakh War of 2020, just a little more than 12 years from now. The greed of the Oil Gang, if we don't do something about it, will plunge us into a destruction that will make the sub-prime crisis look like a Sunday-school picnic. Also, push now for commuter rail so we have so way to get around when the Straits of Hormuz are blocked and every pipeline in the Middle East is blown up. Jack Smith
