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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:03 PM Original message |
Warning: Oil supplies are running out fast |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I like how he says this with declining demand and excess supply on the market |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. One major analyst was predicting $20 oil this winter if we have a warmer winter |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. but "experts" were predictng $500 oil last year so it's just a matter of time |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
59. Exactly... Broken clocks and all that |
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hamerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. You got this one right, |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. He says it because geophysical limits are what they are |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. If the sky is falling, (so to speak), why t have oil companies NOT |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Mainly because those technologies can't fuel cars and, generally, do not work. n/t |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. All the more reason to |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Research, sure. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
86. Only had time to watch one vid |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. It's not just a question of beauty (though that is important). |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I dunno. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Fair enough. |
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spag68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. cars |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Eventually, we will be able to run most cars with electricity, I hope. |
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Marthe48 (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. When BIG OIL can put a meter on a sunbeam |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Actually, they do |
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spag68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. solar panels |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #41 |
58. Where do you find solar panels for $1/watt installed? |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
85. Marthe, |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. k&r for exposure. n/t |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just love happy talk. |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I agree with you completely. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Agreed. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. all the more impetus to continue green energy initiatives - thanks for posting |
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anansi133 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's an opportunity |
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jmondine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Agreed. The withdrawals will be painful, but we need to kick this oil habit before it kills us |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Looks like the oil speculation market is at it again |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
81. Also, the dollar is down against the pound, the euro and the yen. |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Anyone with enough on the ball to follow a simple plot line could tell this was coming. . . |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's been the same propaganda... |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Now are the policy makers listening? They don't want to confront this |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. why is it always ten years? |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Sometimes it's five. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. People have only been saying this since the 1970's... why would anyone listen now?? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. They'll only listen when gas is at $10 a gallon and there's nothing more to |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. agreed. most people don't care about jack sh*t until it's too late - you see it in daily living - |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Dupe. nt |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Don't worry, market forces will correct any problems |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
75. I'm sure it will. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. At least now we have a prez who acknowledges a problem and is trying to do something about it. n/t |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. Here's a thought... |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. wind power wont solve SHIT |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Okay... give us some real solutions |
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jcg996 (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
43. Any source of electricity |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. The wind off of the shore of S.F. bay |
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NOW tense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. Perhaps we should spend more money on green energy. n/t |
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hamerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. Buy, Buy, BUY!!!! |
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Daylight (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. Why don't we drill off the coasts of Florida and California? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Solar and wind offer long term solutions. You can't drill your way out of it |
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Daylight (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. I also live in Florida. |
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miyazaki (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #44 |
61. right on every point. |
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Daylight (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
78. The latest electric car out ain't so hot. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Adequate for almost all commuting needs. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
82. Or 20 million homes for 1.5 years |
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Daylight (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. It's better than doing nothing. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. A little extra natural gas has almost no effect in the long term |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #30 |
60. Just because you have a few untapped sources left doesn't mean we haven't hit Peak Oil |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
69. There is no guarantee that oil/gas would stay in the US |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. time to brush the dust off the " $500/ bbl "oil and "$25/gal" by end of summer threads again |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
36. Good, it will bring jobs back to the USA |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
84. Jeffery Rubin makes this point in "Why your World is About to Become a Lot Smaller" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. Someone got PAID to talk about a reason for INCREASED prices |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. They've been saying this for a long time now... |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
45. This doesn't bode well for our society, so it must be lies. |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
47. Necessity is the mother of all invention..... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Won't have to wait that long |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
48. I ain’t buying it – from IEA or anyone else, including jesus! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. You forgot this, right? |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I said “social engineering” |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Which part of the truth do you not believe... |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #48 |
62. Do you think oil is a renewable resource? NT |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
93. Sorry I didn’t respond to your question in a timely manner. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
53. If you want to learn more about the FACTS concerning Peak Oil |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
87. I appreciate your attempt to enlighten this thread. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
54. And you can do something locally about it... |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
56. Well now we KNOW gas prices were too "reasonable" for too long... |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Well, yeah, oil is more scarce every day |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #66 |
80. Of course what you say is true....but it wasn't the point I was making |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
63. Mad Max times ahead. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. That's one of the future scenarios... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
64. The Problem of Denial |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #64 |
70. I just think human societies are not very intelligent. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. The dirty little secret of the big-brained biped |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. Hey, we could evolve. We did it before. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
67. What oil will we leave our grandchildren? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. If we dont' burn all the oil (and coal -- even worse)... |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. I'm reading the replies with the same sense of bemusement. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
68. This Story Broght to You By - Your Friends in the Nuclear Power Industry |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. Ah, nucular, another depleting "resource" (n/t) |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
74. "If he's waking up " - funny. iea was all over the price run-up last year, |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
79. ttt |
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