tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post587100661716266548..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Nouriel Roubini - Madman to ProphetDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85752970673549235522008-12-27T12:19:00.000-05:002008-12-27T12:19:00.000-05:00curiously there is currently a big rush for geothe...curiously there is currently a big rush for geothermal energy out west<BR/><A HREF="http://nick2.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/utah-startup-hits-geothermal-jackpot/" REL="nofollow">Utah startup hits geothermal jackpot</A>Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309874271007264384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51521579969551667212008-12-27T12:11:00.000-05:002008-12-27T12:11:00.000-05:00The USA is spending almost Billion $$$ less a day...The USA is spending almost Billion $$$ less a day a day on Gas than in July<BR/><BR/>http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip_gasoline.html<BR/><BR/>In July gasoline consumption reached a 9,375,000 barrels a day or 393,750,000 gallons a day at $4.062/gallon.<BR/><BR/>The last average shown in December is 8,998,000 barrels a day or 377,916,000 gallons a day at $1.653/gallon.<BR/><BR/>$974.7 million.<BR/><BR/>It is quite a chunk of change.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309874271007264384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5873864834200325202008-12-27T07:40:00.000-05:002008-12-27T07:40:00.000-05:00You'll gain fame @ BC thanks to me, al-Bob: Bobal ...You'll gain fame @ BC thanks to me, al-Bob:<BR/><A HREF="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2956447426428748010" REL="nofollow"> Bobal is Featured Prominently in this Movie - a Leading Living Deadman, of Sorts </A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75849056670780496242008-12-27T06:49:00.000-05:002008-12-27T06:49:00.000-05:00Here you go...By Susan Page, USA TODAYWASHINGTON —...Here you go...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><I>By Susan Page, USA TODAY<BR/>WASHINGTON — A month before his inauguration, Americans choose Barack Obama as the man they admire most in the world, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. It's the first time a president-elect has topped the annual survey in more than a half-century. <BR/>President Bush falls to a distant second after seven years as the most-admired man.<BR/><BR/>Hillary Rodham Clinton leads the list of most-admired woman, a spot she's held for 13 of the past 16 years — as first lady, then New York senator and now Obama's designate for secretary of State. A newcomer is second: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who wasn't well-known nationally until Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose her as his running mate in August. <BR/><BR/>USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL <BR/> <BR/>What man living today do you admire most?<BR/><BR/>1. Barack Obama 32% <BR/>2. George W. Bush 5% <BR/>3. John McCain 3% <BR/>4. Pope Benedict XVI* 2% <BR/>Billy Graham 2% <BR/>Bill Clinton 2% <BR/><BR/>What woman living today do you admire most?<BR/><BR/>1. Hillary Clinton 20% <BR/>2. Sarah Palin 11% <BR/>3. Oprah Winfrey 8% <BR/>4. Condoleezza Rice 7% <BR/>5. Michelle Obama 3% </I><BR/><BR/>Considering that the fellow palled arond with terrorists, it's evident that most Americans still don't seem to care.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32615287514231450752008-12-27T06:23:00.000-05:002008-12-27T06:23:00.000-05:00By limiting the M1, there was less liquidity in th...By limiting the M1, there was less liquidity in the markets, which led to a tightening in lending, which led to housing prices cratering. <BR/>Greater liquidity, sooner would have led to a more stabilized asset market, instead of the volatile declines and subsequent loss of consumer confidence.<BR/><BR/>If the remedy, now, is to increase liquidity, then the cause of the meltdown is clear, the engineered drought just prior to the current and still coming flood of Federalized liquidity. An engineered power grab and the further nationalizing of the financial and manufacturing segments of the economy. <BR/><BR/>All this brought to US by a 'conservative' administration, with Healthcare nationalization yet to come, from the next more liberal administration.<BR/><BR/>The recession started about a year ago, doug, the Feds answer was to tighten the money supply. A counter intutive policy, to be suredesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6044579696243662632008-12-27T05:55:00.000-05:002008-12-27T05:55:00.000-05:00Funny thing, we were watching that scholarly movie...Funny thing, we were watching that scholarly movie, National Treasures II last night when Nick Cage, playing Ben, said<BR/><BR/>"Before the Civil War people said 'The United States are' after the War, 'The United States is'."<BR/><BR/>If the idea of the Federal super State has so permeated the culture of America, with Nick Cage promoting the super State on screen, as a 'good thing', then there stands Hollywood, Disney in particular.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35438565971984558182008-12-27T04:10:00.000-05:002008-12-27T04:10:00.000-05:00..as much loot as can be pillaged....as much loot as can be pillaged..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50138414008812822882008-12-27T04:08:00.000-05:002008-12-27T04:08:00.000-05:00Where there's a will, there's a way. All these pro...Where there's a will, there's a way. All these problems can be mitigated. <BR/><BR/>G'nite, Bob.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45582530225389098792008-12-27T04:03:00.000-05:002008-12-27T04:03:00.000-05:00One thing I noticed when I was traveling thru the ...One thing I noticed when I was traveling thru the US and talking with people, is the deeply ingrained lack of civic ownership. People are thoroughly demoralized and apathetic when it comes to standing against the power and manipulations of the Corporate State. So people just go along and try to grab as much loot as they can be pillaged from the system. The system is rotten to the core, Bob. People just don't care anymore. They have zero stake in the well being of the Corporate State.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70498931745111010722008-12-27T03:53:00.000-05:002008-12-27T03:53:00.000-05:00Some Problems With Green Energy You May Not Have H...<A HREF="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/12/problems_with_green_energy_you.html" REL="nofollow">Some Problems With Green Energy You May Not Have Heard About</A><BR/><BR/>gniteBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90419023229820014802008-12-27T03:19:00.000-05:002008-12-27T03:19:00.000-05:00We have Nicaraguans running for President, and no ...We have Nicaraguans running for President, and no one gives a shit. <BR/><BR/>Well, a few states did, but as many didn't.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78323695940116440272008-12-27T03:17:00.000-05:002008-12-27T03:17:00.000-05:00I tell you, Mat, I never would have dreamed my cou...I tell you, Mat, I never would have dreamed my country would find itself in an idiotic, absurd, and possibly tragic situation like this.<BR/><BR/>And the damned courts won't even look into it. <BR/><BR/>The rumor is, Malcom was in Seattle at just about the proper time, too.<BR/><BR/>ah,jeez :)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85088345383961688802008-12-27T03:03:00.000-05:002008-12-27T03:03:00.000-05:00Bob, I think you might have something there.Bob, I think you might have something there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6663030415925761022008-12-27T02:44:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:44:00.000-05:00Runes is hard. I don't know runes.Look at this--Th...Runes is hard. I don't know runes.<BR/><BR/>Look at this--<A HREF="http://israelinsider.ning.com/profiles/blogs/is-obama-the-secret-son-of" REL="nofollow">The Acorn Don't Fall Far From The Tree</A><BR/><BR/>Do I believe this? Well....Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79334289776965093352008-12-27T02:36:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:36:00.000-05:00Is anyone keeping an eye on our ballot box for pos...Is anyone keeping an eye on our ballot box for possible voter fraud? I'm counting 4 votes for green libertarian. One ballot even been signed in what looks to be some kind of runic alphabet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24121343018738447092008-12-27T02:35:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:35:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64520697787454359042008-12-27T02:27:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:27:00.000-05:00Palestinians get a couple of their own. It's a sad...Palestinians get a couple of their own. It's a sad thing. Should have hit some political headquarters.<BR/><BR/><BR/> (Reuters) – A rocket apparently fired by Palestinians on Friday struck a house in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian sisters aged five and 13, Palestinian medics said.<BR/><BR/>Hamas police said they were investigating the cause of the blast in Beit Lahiya village in northern Gaza, which medics said seemed to be due to a rocket aimed at Israel that had misfired.<BR/><BR/>Gaza militants frequently fire rockets at Israel from the same area.<BR/><BR/>The incident came amid rising tensions with Israel, with officials threatening stepped-up military action against Gaza militants to stop rocket shootings from the coastal territory.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58081130943127326902008-12-27T02:24:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:24:00.000-05:00Same thing as happens when you breathe the air out...Same thing as happens when you breathe the air out of a normally operating coal fired plant--sooner or later you get lung cancer.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>I hope LT didn't see that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37148937353043688092008-12-27T02:21:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:21:00.000-05:00Don't fish the Emory River for a few decades.Don't fish the Emory River for a few decades.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46876449461185479922008-12-27T02:19:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:19:00.000-05:00Rufus, just by chance I heard some figures on how ...Rufus, just by chance I heard some figures on how much wind energy Idaho is estimated to have. It was quite far down the list compared with most of the other states, though I can't recall the numbers. There aren't any wind turbines up this way, south Idaho I don't know about.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26146819393620877182008-12-27T02:16:00.000-05:002008-12-27T02:16:00.000-05:00lead and thallium, which can cause birth defects a...<I>lead and thallium, which can cause birth defects and nervous and reproductive system disorders</I><BR/><BR/><I>its iron and manganese content</I><BR/><BR/>These folks won't have to take their iron pills for awhile.<BR/><BR/><I>Aha. And what happens when this slurry dries up, and is taken in to the lungs?</I><BR/><BR/>Same thing as happens when you breathe the air out of a normally operating coal fired plant--sooner or later you get lung cancer.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35589683233785315162008-12-27T01:59:00.000-05:002008-12-27T01:59:00.000-05:00U.S. now tops in Wind Energy - 21,000 MegawattsThe...<A HREF="http://domesticfuel.com/" REL="nofollow">U.S. now tops in Wind Energy - 21,000 Megawatts</A><BR/><BR/>The Anti-Alternative Energy Lobby will keep up the wailing, and gnashing of teeth, but AE, obviously, works. <BR/><BR/>Will Wind "Electrify" the Earth all on it's own? Of course not. But, taken with Solar, Biomass, Wave, Current, Biofuel, Nuclear, etc. it will make our lives cleaner, and better.<BR/><BR/>You may have guessed, by now, certain energy companies aren't happy with that prospect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3888034352047787482008-12-27T01:21:00.000-05:002008-12-27T01:21:00.000-05:00Doug:Enola Homosexual....that's the funniest thing...Doug:<BR/><BR/>Enola Homosexual....that's the funniest thing I have ever heard you say (write)! Makes me think of that guy who sings so well: Marvin Homosexual...LOLMOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41114634690294622692008-12-27T00:41:00.000-05:002008-12-27T00:41:00.000-05:00Good argument for nuclear, eh mat?Good argument for nuclear, eh mat?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57256377442781973832008-12-27T00:02:00.000-05:002008-12-27T00:02:00.000-05:00December 27, 2008Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than I...December 27, 2008<BR/><B>Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate</B><BR/><BR/>By SHAILA DEWAN<BR/>A coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee that experts were already calling the largest environmental disaster of its kind in the United States is more than three times as large as initially estimated, according to an updated survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority.<BR/><BR/>Officials at the authority initially said that about 1.7 million cubic yards of wet coal ash had spilled when the earthen retaining wall of an ash pond at the Kingston Fossil Plant, about 40 miles west of Knoxville, gave way on Monday. But on Thursday they released the results of an aerial survey that showed the actual amount was 5.4 million cubic yards, or enough to flood more than 3,000 acres one foot deep.<BR/><BR/>The amount now said to have been spilled is larger than the amount the authority initially said was in the pond, 2.6 million cubic yards.<BR/><BR/>A test of river water near the spill showed elevated levels of lead and thallium, which can cause birth defects and nervous and reproductive system disorders, said John Moulton, a spokesman for the T.V.A., which owns the electrical generating plant, one of the authority’s largest.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Moulton said on Friday that the levels exceeded safety limits for drinking water, but that both metals were filtered out by water treatment processes.<BR/><BR/>Mercury and arsenic, he said, were “barely detectable” in the samples.<BR/><BR/>The ash pond was adjacent to the Emory River and near a residential area, where three houses were destroyed by the tide of muddy ash. Water sampled several miles downstream from the spill was safe to drink, but its iron and manganese content exceeded the secondary drinking water standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency, which govern taste and odor but not potential health effects, Mr. Moulton said.<BR/><BR/>Neither the authority nor the E.P.A. has released the results of tests of soil or the ash itself. Authority officials have said that the ash is not harmful, and the authority has not warned residents of potential dangers, though federal studies show that coal ash can contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and carcinogens.<BR/><BR/>“You’re not going to be endangered by touching the ash material,” said Barbara Martocci, a spokeswoman for the T.V.A. “You’d have to eat it. You have to get it in your body.”<BR/><BR/>The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation also released a statement saying there was no indication of risk unless the ash was ingested.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Aha. And what happens when this slurry dries up, and is taken in to the lungs?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.com