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Shoedogg (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:05 PM Original message |
Peak Oil - Okay, I'm terrified. |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Don't feel alone! |
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Sliverofhope (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
74. One idea on that website that needs more support |
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Shoedogg (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
104. Guess what? |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 12:45 AM Response to Reply #104 |
148. no doubt, no doubt, my friend. |
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keithyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
213. Before 'peak oil' there was "Limits to Growth" and now there is |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Follow my link(s) |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Impressive looking website. Is it yours? |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Been there- Read it - Still not convinced |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I don't think this is the sort of thing Snopes has any expertise on. I do |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Disagree |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Welcome to DU earthside! |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Uh, I don't think you're really disagreeing with me.........??? |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don't think Snopes passes judgement on science. |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Tell me about snopes? |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Snopes specializes in debunking "Urban Legends" |
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Shoedogg (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Snopes is great! |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. well i think we should run it through snopes then. |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Peak oil is NOT an "urban legend".... |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
76. why horde gold and silver? |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:53 AM Response to Reply #76 |
160. You'd be better off hordeing weapons and ammo, not to mention |
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Layman (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #76 |
197. Gold Historically Speaking |
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lastknowngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reality bits!! Ignorance is bliss! were in deeeeep do do. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Final Exit... |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I don't want to tell my teenager if this is true... |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. You are lucky... |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. We've got 5 years. |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. I learned about this in 1980 |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. Couldn't this just be Bull? It is an election year, ya know? |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. this has been known for several years now... n/t |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
40. yes, since the 70's at the very least. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Known since early 60's or before |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:40 AM Response to Reply #53 |
67. and what do we have to show for it? Hummers! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:25 PM Response to Reply #67 |
109. Well viva la lucha |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 12:53 AM Response to Reply #40 |
149. Do you remember that |
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JaySherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yeah, it's scary, but I'm a bit skeptical. |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. There's no hope so long as the world is dominated |
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JaySherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. But could this also be what finally breaks the stranglehold |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. You're optimistic, and that's a good thing. |
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JaySherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:08 AM Response to Reply #39 |
61. I do think if we let it get to that point... |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Sorry.... |
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JaySherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:05 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Like I said |
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Shoedogg (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 09:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
98. But... |
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Shoedogg (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 09:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
97. They do... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. Exactly, thanks for the links... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 09:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
166. Inflation adjusted cost of gasoline over the last 50 years: |
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BlueStateGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
22. This guy claims 2056 as the run out date...(link) |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. There is no "run out date" |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. No such thing as a "run out" date.... |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:18 AM Response to Reply #22 |
62. This guy (David Deming) is a tool |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:57 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. I'm glad I stayed up late enough to read this. |
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OhioStateProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 01:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
150. well, Oil is constantly regenerated...we can't really run out(nt) |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 01:46 AM Response to Reply #150 |
154. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. |
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OhioStateProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 08:55 AM Response to Reply #154 |
162. not true |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. Chill folks... |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Sorry, hydrogen is not a source of energy. |
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nefarious (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Hydrogen is a chemical fuel |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Yup, oil itself (and every fossil fuel) is a storage mechanism. |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. I don't mean to dis you but |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. A few points... |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. well put |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Link |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Dude....yes, hydrogen can generate energy.... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:21 AM Response to Reply #48 |
63. ok loozers (just kidding) |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:42 AM Response to Reply #63 |
84. "We".... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:29 PM Response to Reply #84 |
108. "We" refers to humanity. |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 08:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
179. Your first point is not true at all. |
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terisel (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. Peak Oil scares are absurd...Animal Waste is Fertilizer |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Welcome to DU terisel! |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. No, oil is not a necessity for survival, but it for goddamn sure is for |
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strategery blunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:36 AM Response to Reply #41 |
57. When it comes to farming, you can measure efficiency in 2 ways |
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kayell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 05:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
172. Actually, you may have that somewhat backwards |
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EV1Ltimm (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. i think what most people are afraid of is... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. Actually, modern fertilisers are ammonia-based... |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. You don't know jack.... |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
78. how can you deny absence of oil will make a huge difference? |
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zelda7743 (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 01:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
152. You obviously don't live in Hawaii |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. "Olduvai Gorge" theory: the life expectancy of technological civilization |
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maggrwaggr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. interesting stuff. One thing I haven't seen addressed here yet |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. Close your eyes, now imagine a coal-powered airplane. |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. No...how about.... |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 11:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Not exactly. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 08:20 AM Response to Reply #49 |
96. *kick* for the morning people |
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leftistagitator (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
54. You know, this has been predicted before |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Too funny.... |
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leftistagitator (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:38 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Opps, youre right |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:22 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The first commercial oil well wasn't drilled until 1859. |
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nefarious (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 12:50 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. from those charts |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:26 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Bad premise! |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:26 AM Response to Reply #54 |
79. so, we won't run out of oil but we do need a replacement? |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:29 AM Response to Reply #79 |
81. It ISN'T replenished. |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:38 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. well it is, but it takes millions of years |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:52 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. well, we can build a time machine too... n/t |
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blurp (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
65. Breeder reactors will eventually take over |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:37 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Desktop FUSION (sonoluminescence) |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:41 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. That is some interesting stuff.... |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:13 AM Response to Reply #66 |
72. John W. Keely |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 10:55 AM Response to Reply #72 |
167. cept this has been verified TWICE by credible scientist at OAK RIDGE |
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aldian159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:38 AM Response to Reply #65 |
73. breeder reactors? |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:54 AM Response to Reply #73 |
86. Breeder Reactors |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:54 AM Response to Reply #73 |
92. Breeder reactors- |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 11:36 PM Response to Reply #92 |
147. Not hypothetical, and |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
69. OK; I have a plan! |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:12 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Domestic solutions are easy |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:08 AM Response to Reply #69 |
89. Might I suggest... |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #89 |
102. Indeed |
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plurality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #89 |
111. check Costa Rica |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:33 AM Response to Reply #111 |
159. no military at all, actually... |
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plurality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #159 |
164. that's the point |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:56 PM Response to Reply #69 |
116. that's fine until |
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plurality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 09:45 AM Response to Reply #116 |
165. that's why you have fortified sentry posts with .50 cal machine guns |
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minkyboodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
75. now someone tell me (NASCAR) |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:33 AM Response to Reply #75 |
82. nascar's waste of oil is insignificant |
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minkyboodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 08:12 AM Response to Reply #82 |
94. you're right of course |
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zelda7743 (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 01:34 AM Response to Reply #82 |
153. You could say all sports |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 02:12 AM Response to Reply #75 |
186. Nascar barely registers in the grand scheme. |
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saoirse (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
77. Hmmm... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:26 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. In case you haven't noticed... |
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Serenity-NOW (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:02 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. Hey that was good for a chuckle anyway |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:59 AM Response to Reply #77 |
87. Peak oil is NOT about running out of oil... |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:13 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. then again peakoil wouldn't be an issue if we would/could not run out |
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tedoll78 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
91. At the risk of sounding like a total crackpot, I'm actually planning.. |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:21 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I have similar thoughts |
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plurality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:02 PM Response to Reply #91 |
112. I've been looking into it. |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 01:02 AM Response to Reply #91 |
151. Yes, |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
95. the easy |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #95 |
100. Cars are not the main problem - not by a long shot |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 06:32 PM Response to Reply #100 |
174. transportation is easy to fix, but... |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:47 AM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Because... |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:54 AM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Electric cars? |
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RoadRunner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
99. I'm actually mildly optimistic about all this |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 11:04 AM Response to Reply #99 |
105. not everyone is ignorant |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Yes, but... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. huh uh |
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RoadRunner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 01:31 PM Response to Reply #107 |
110. hi'ya sea... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:04 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. hi ya roadrunner |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
114. The other side is also bad |
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John BigBootay (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
115. I looked at my Magic 8 Ball-- |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #115 |
118. Massive reserves? |
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John BigBootay (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. As technology gets better and better-- |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. Yet as technology has gotten better, |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. Except... |
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John BigBootay (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 04:45 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. I can't argue that we haven't peaked-- |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 07:24 PM Response to Reply #125 |
141. I agree wholeheartedly. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:53 PM Response to Reply #123 |
132. Discovery is nil because oil is cheap |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:09 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. thank you |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:31 PM Response to Reply #132 |
137. Are you HIGH? 'Cause gasoline sure is! |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:35 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Good Lord |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 08:45 AM Response to Reply #132 |
161. So oil companies have not been looking for oil in the past 20 years? |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #161 |
195. exactly. we dont need any oil, so no one is trying to find it. |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:13 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. I must respectfully disagree... |
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lutherj (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
117. I agree that it's a scary problem, but I don't think it will be the worst |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
119. we are all in the same boat on this one |
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lutherj (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
121. A point I forgot to make . . . |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
124. ANNOUNCEMENT |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:35 PM Response to Reply #124 |
129. There are already yahoo groups |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 07:10 PM Response to Reply #129 |
140. Oh.. |
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malachibk (780 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
127. Solar panels and communes are great but... |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
128. Found one Mistake |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:42 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Reserve numbers are fiction, and lately have started heading DOWN |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. One Company's numbers don't tell the whole story |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:11 PM Response to Reply #131 |
135. Hmm... you challenged an entire thesis with one number. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. Response |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 02:18 AM Response to Reply #128 |
156. The bigger picture... |
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yltlatl (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #128 |
182. Mistake? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
133. how thoroughly depressing........ |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 06:14 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. It's only depressing because our leaders are avoiding the issue |
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InhaleToTheChief (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. Hell yeah! |
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everythingsxen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
143. kick |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
144. Ya Know, It Might Not Be a Bad Time to Go Amish |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:06 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. that would be a way |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:50 PM Response to Reply #144 |
177. A simple life is appealing |
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wtcqd2000@aol.com (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
146. 9-11 is Ground Zero for the Peace Movement - 911Visibility.org |
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Hammie (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
155. I call BS |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 09:29 AM Response to Reply #155 |
163. "It is a huge mistake to make prediction of the future.... |
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Hammie (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #163 |
169. The technology of tomorrow |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #155 |
168. all on a hunch |
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Hammie (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #168 |
170. The truth is oil is finite |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. You have finally shown your hand. You believe that petroleum |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 05:32 AM Response to Reply #171 |
190. We can make oil in a lab |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 07:02 AM Response to Reply #190 |
192. and the (energy) cost of that is irrelevant, right? |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 07:15 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. No |
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LiberalPersona (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
157. Humans, a sad tale of an eager explorer |
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Sliverofhope (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
158. Kick for Saturday morning |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 05:44 PM Response to Reply #158 |
173. I'm glad you kicked it |
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Physicist (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
175. no time to waste |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:43 PM Response to Reply #175 |
176. welcome to DU |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
178. Peak Oil 101 |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 08:27 PM Response to Reply #178 |
180. There's no doubt we're on a collision course with China, and sooner.. |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 08:38 PM Response to Reply #180 |
181. Ma, head for the freeway and get out. n/t |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-06-04 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
183. I saw a lady on CSPAN talking about the oil problem this morning |
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liberalpress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-07-04 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
184. Oil companies.. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 02:14 AM Response to Reply #184 |
187. They will go to alternatives to survive |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
185. Damn |
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Sliverofhope (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 03:43 AM Response to Reply #185 |
188. a kick for monday morning |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
189. Just read the first couple pages |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 07:28 AM Response to Reply #189 |
194. You should always read with skepticism |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-09-04 05:26 PM Response to Reply #194 |
204. You've got the right ideas |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
191. One more thing to keep in mind |
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Sliverofhope (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 12:06 PM Response to Reply #191 |
196. Good to hear the meme is spreading |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 10:49 PM Response to Reply #191 |
200. Nope...I think the opposite will happen. |
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Dissenting_Prole (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
198. Get my documentary (shameless plug) |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-04 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
199. Freeps are not that worried about it. |
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kalian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-09-04 12:05 AM Response to Reply #199 |
201. Freepers are worried about it... |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-09-04 12:22 AM Response to Reply #201 |
202. Yeah they're worried about it....that's why they |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-09-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #202 |
203. I don't think it would be easier to fight wars |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-09-04 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
205. A good healthy kick... |
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NEOBuckeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
206. And suddenly, everything else became irrelevant. |
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bpyatt (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
207. Umm we have a prototype machine that can make oil out of waste |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #207 |
208. Not prototype. Commercial size plant in operation in Carthage, MO. |
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bpyatt (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:41 AM Response to Reply #208 |
210. I guess the question I have is |
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Indiana_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:58 PM Response to Reply #210 |
214. YES! Where can we invest? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 10:17 AM Response to Reply #208 |
211. This is a fascinating find, silverhair! |
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bpyatt (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
209. Oil from garbage |
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Sliverofhope (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
212. kick |
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democratdemagogue (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-10-04 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
215. alternative resources |
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vista1000 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #215 |
217. there is no equivalent energy replacement |
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216. BP's outlook on Oil/Energy |
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