tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post5917120433706300046..comments2024-03-26T11:32:37.965-07:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Jenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-56982593174598724112007-06-11T20:25:00.000-07:002007-06-11T20:25:00.000-07:00Hey Swift, I'd do a little research on Amy Goodman...Hey Swift, I'd do a little research on Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill and Democracy Now! They get it wrong alot of the time...Chris XVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848209758781809433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-44323745692970026392007-06-06T06:42:00.000-07:002007-06-06T06:42:00.000-07:00Here in the US, it has been falling (in real, infl...Here in the US, it has been falling (in real, inflation-adjusted dollars) since 1973, down more than 12% for the median male worker in his 30's.<BR/>Over the same period, productivity rose 72%. <BR/>Webster's has a term for this.....'robbery'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-78445792353076395392007-05-30T20:39:00.000-07:002007-05-30T20:39:00.000-07:00Since 1989 (the start of the current emperor's rei...Since 1989 (the start of the current emperor's reign), average income in Japan has declined year by year, and the government announced yesterday that it's now at its lowest point in the last 17 years.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-53633159055333901632007-05-30T18:56:00.000-07:002007-05-30T18:56:00.000-07:00Japan's Petroleum Information Center has just anno...Japan's Petroleum Information Center has just announced that the price of gasoline has risen eight weeks in a row.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-43316382804819937942007-05-29T23:20:00.000-07:002007-05-29T23:20:00.000-07:00I thought that everyone should check this out this...I thought that everyone should check this out this is a great independent news network, www.democracynow.org<BR/><BR/>Its a breath of fresh air if you havn't heard of it yet.Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621205634557916741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-43115396424612429792007-05-29T19:08:00.000-07:002007-05-29T19:08:00.000-07:00Zenblkboi, I don't mean to be dumping on electric ...Zenblkboi, I don't mean to be dumping on electric cars any more than gasoline-powered cars. If someone else is going to foot the electric bill, great! I just want to keep people from having false expectations that electric or hydrogen cars or whatever are going to save the car culture. The car culture is dead, D-E-A-D. Roll out the hearse while there's still gas for it.<BR/><BR/>Norway's Statoil Strikes Oil with Exploratory Well in the North Sea<BR/>http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12853<BR/>Maybe 50 million bbl. As Norway is already in decline, it's another drop in the bucket.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-79290332308970470492007-05-29T17:58:00.000-07:002007-05-29T17:58:00.000-07:00oh, also, has anyone read Cindy Sheehan's letter...oh, also, has anyone read Cindy Sheehan's letter of resignation as the face of the Anti-War movement??<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/28/12530/1525<BR/><BR/>IT sounds EERILY like Mike's resignation letter!!!!!I'll get it for youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328547073632726779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-23291348316033875792007-05-29T17:57:00.000-07:002007-05-29T17:57:00.000-07:00Hey, I know that electric vespa's ar e not 0-emmi...Hey, I know that electric vespa's ar e not 0-emmision. but my parents are going to pay for that electricity, not me. And if everything gets more expensive, wouldn't an electric vespa be better for getting around. In the short term, I mean they only last like 5 years or so anyway?I'll get it for youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328547073632726779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-39259401510300669462007-05-29T04:50:00.000-07:002007-05-29T04:50:00.000-07:00A couple of interesting news items from Japan. Fir...A couple of interesting news items from Japan. First, refiners have announced yet another round of price increases on petroleum products. Second, users of diesel trucks have been filling their tanks with kerosene at self-service stations because kerosene is cheaper than diesel fuel.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-84999317730035694622007-05-28T22:58:00.000-07:002007-05-28T22:58:00.000-07:00I have not seen "Crude," but an Australian friend ...I have not seen "Crude," but an Australian friend has, and says it is very good.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-28611702053130010232007-05-28T19:10:00.000-07:002007-05-28T19:10:00.000-07:00There is an excellent website where you can watch ...There is an excellent website where you can watch a 3 part 90 minute video called "Crude - the incredible journey of oil", produced by ABC Science (Australia). Covers where oil came from, peak, and climate catastrophe. Also has additional clips by such people as Collin Campbell, Sonia Shah, and other experts on oil and climate. Good site to refer uninformed people to:<BR/>http://www.abc.net.au/science/crude/Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-86551803497048951042007-05-28T16:07:00.000-07:002007-05-28T16:07:00.000-07:00I know this is a bit off-subject, but June 8th is ...I know this is a bit off-subject, but June 8th is the 40th anniversary of Israel's murderous attack on the USS Liberty (see 'informationclearinghouse.info/article5073.htm';'video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7267134620652018859'&Peter Hounam's 'Operation Cyanide'. Like 911,survivors and relatives await proper investigation.outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334143179137771785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-35953625795660956252007-05-28T15:55:00.000-07:002007-05-28T15:55:00.000-07:00I had heard Mike was in Venezuela, but have only l...I had heard Mike was in Venezuela, but have only learnt today that he is in Canada and recovering from a very serious illness (induced, I'd warrant; but then I am a 9/11 'conspiracy theorist'). Thank God he's recovering; Mike, if you read this, God bless, you've carried His banner of Truth and Justice in exemplary fashion. <BR/>The Venezuelans missed out on a gold mine of information and experience; Mike would have been invaluable as an advisor to their Foreign Ministry (their foreign minister is very pro-9/11 Truth).outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334143179137771785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-15611776764406119732007-05-28T09:23:00.000-07:002007-05-28T09:23:00.000-07:00Rice FarmerYour last post relates to my growing fe...Rice Farmer<BR/>Your last post relates to my growing fears of water becoming a commodity. Fortune magazine stated in a recent article that water would be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th. Here in my small community the idea of putting meters on private wells is being sold to the people as a conservation measure. It is started by offering a free meter, plus $150. For many here, that amount of money can buy a lot of groceries. It is a stealth operation that eventually could put control of all water in the hands of corporations with the ethics of Haliburton et al. <BR/><BR/>What a concept! If religous fervor, crushing debt, endless war, and a poisoned food chain won't quite contain the masses...control their water. And what an effective way to cause a much desired (by TPTB) die-off. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wish we were closer to the end of oil. Horrid, aren't I?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472005461609601322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-48762490704225773042007-05-28T00:41:00.000-07:002007-05-28T00:41:00.000-07:00Public water systems falling apart.http://www.usne...Public water systems falling apart.<BR/>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070527/4water.htm?s_cid=rss:4water.htmRice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-13482280959105389832007-05-27T20:30:00.000-07:002007-05-27T20:30:00.000-07:00I just downloaded the 2007 Energy White Paper, rec...I just downloaded the 2007 Energy White Paper, recently released by Japan's government. Lots of attention given to oil, as you might imagine. I'll be looking through this to see how (or if) they deal with peak oil.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-81907640413548645482007-05-27T18:14:00.000-07:002007-05-27T18:14:00.000-07:00Zenblkboi -- I'm not sure what your expectations f...Zenblkboi -- I'm not sure what your expectations for electric cars are. Remember that oil is the foundation of the economy. Once the economy starts falling apart, everything will become far more expensive, and in some cases even unavailable. That goes for electricity, too. Further, roads and bridges will begin to fall into disrepair. So an electric car might keep you on the road for a while, or it might not. It's a big gamble, just like a gasoline-powered car.<BR/><BR/>One more thing to keep in mind is that electric cars are not "zero-emission" vehicles. That is just a load of crap. The electricity has to come from somewhere.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-228453077065067172007-05-27T16:34:00.000-07:002007-05-27T16:34:00.000-07:00...as well, I am also happy to hear that MCR is do......as well, I am also happy to hear that MCR is doing well.<BR/><BR/>As the collapse continues, I would hope that this virtual community could explore ways for us to come together in a more physical community. I would take comfort in the thought that there is a community of people (somewhere) who think and communicate along the likes of MCR. And, who knows, maybe even our children will come to learn and appreciate the depths of individual rights and soveriegnty.<BR/><BR/>How does exploring the idea of us forming a living in a physical community sound to you?<BR/><BR/>...it`s just an idea...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184668584485797933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-84912705782124737292007-05-27T10:25:00.000-07:002007-05-27T10:25:00.000-07:00Hey, so does this mean I should buy the electric V...Hey, so does this mean I should buy the electric Vespa I wanted?? Cause I am being persuaded out of it by my parents who think I am going to be hit and killed by a Hummer here on our Southern country roads.I'll get it for youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328547073632726779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-59051503200734393702007-05-26T08:11:00.000-07:002007-05-26T08:11:00.000-07:00http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2007/25050...http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2007/250507bilderberg.htm<BR/>Jenna, thought this might be an interesting post. On two subjects, peak oil and the possiblity of war in Iran, it says what FTW was saying years ago.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472005461609601322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-70614095224049821832007-05-25T23:21:00.000-07:002007-05-25T23:21:00.000-07:00Now everybody is talking about "agrichar."http://w...Now everybody is talking about "agrichar."<BR/>http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=5670236C-E7F2-99DF-3E2163B9FB144E40&pageNumber=1&catID=4<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong -- agrichar itself is GOOD. It is common for farmers here in Japan to burn sticks and limbs and agricultural residue on their fields and turn the resulting ash and char into the soil. But the visions of an "agrichar" industry ring warning bells for me. They are talking about collecting residue from fields, hauling it to agrichar plants, processing it, trucking the product to users, and applying it to farmland. That's a lot of energy!<BR/><BR/>Japanese manufacturers of bathroom and facial tissue just announced a 10% rise in their wholesale prices to cover the increased costs of wood chips and fuel.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-65315796918525683122007-05-25T21:47:00.000-07:002007-05-25T21:47:00.000-07:00Thats great to hear I hope he keeps on getting bet...Thats great to hear I hope he keeps on getting better. We need him and others like him to stick around.Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621205634557916741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-90743286102494887592007-05-25T20:38:00.000-07:002007-05-25T20:38:00.000-07:00That's good to hear about Mike!Now here's an artic...That's good to hear about Mike!<BR/><BR/>Now here's an article about sinking ships for tourism.<BR/>http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12837<BR/><BR/>I doubt many ships will be sunk for this reason because they will be more valuable as scrap, which in fact is alluded to in the article.Rice Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172342023074235356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-18325348729829594322007-05-25T07:40:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:40:00.000-07:00thanks to those who've asked about mike's health. ...thanks to those who've asked about mike's health. he's doing a LOT better!Jenna Orkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-69827122694877196942007-05-24T21:03:00.000-07:002007-05-24T21:03:00.000-07:00I am so happy to see a comment by MCR. Hope your...I am so happy to see a comment by MCR. Hope your health is on the mend.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821630441277699032noreply@blogger.com