Good post, Bob. I've already reposted it to two other forums. OPEC and various hostile regimes control 95% of the world's oil. The United States has in the...
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Robert Maginnis
bobmagi@att.net
Jun 1, 2011 1:02 pm
   Jon wrote: "I mean you want us to pay costly taxes - show me what we are buying...  Example: Suppose that you want to know how many years it will...
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David Wojick
dewojick
Jun 1, 2011 1:26 pm
Two points Al. First, hostile regimes, whatever that means, are no problem if they sell at the lowest price. Second, the choke point for your frack-gas vehicle...
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Robert Maginnis
bobmagi@att.net
Jun 1, 2011 1:44 pm
Al,  We are all ready to chuck the 'ethanol / corn lobby,' but methanol still has to produced efficienctly and in massive quantities, which will require...
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Ian L. McQueen
imcqueen@...
Jun 1, 2011 2:13 pm
New Zealand planned to convert indigenous NG to methanol, which would then be converted to a vehicle fuel equivalent to gasoline. The plants were built, but...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 2:16 pm
Bob, I doubt that any one here would argue that we shouldn’t have our homes well insulated. It is indeed a good investment. I just don’t think that the ...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 2:47 pm
Bob, the Saudi Prince is just stating the obvious--what we already know. As the price of crude increases, it opens up the market for alternatives. The shale...
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Robert Maginnis
bobmagi@att.net
Jun 1, 2011 4:23 pm
Bruce,  The Oregon Energy Trust administers the efficiency funds here, which are collected as part of your utility bill, something like 2%. I want 10%...
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dcooper123
Jun 1, 2011 4:41 pm
"With most of it being "just wrong," Don should be able to pick one and explain how he knows that it is wrong. If he isn't willing to back up something that he...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 4:50 pm
Bob, if I understand the Oregon Energy Trust fund that you described, I don’t have a problem with that. The closer to local, the better. I couldn’t ...
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jonsblogger1980
Jun 1, 2011 5:35 pm
Bob - that was a bit of a dodge. A tax of any sort which funds home insulation could pay for itself if your model is right - and depending on your welfare...
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jonsblogger1980
Jun 1, 2011 5:50 pm
Bruce - do you seriously think if the banks went under, we would be in a better place than we are now? It is quite simple. Who are the stakeholders? All of us....
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Robert Maginnis
bobmagi@att.net
Jun 1, 2011 6:33 pm
Jon, Â If our congresscritters weren't owned by the banks (which evidence I posted recently,) when we taxpayers bailed them out we could have owned them and...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 6:33 pm
Jon, you have a reasonable argument. However, if the banks went under, their assets would have been acquired at some price by other banks most likely. The...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 6:44 pm
If Don thinks that most of what I said is wrong, then he should be able to explain why. Shouldn’t he? Don says that he refers to science and evidence. I...
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jonsblogger1980
Jun 1, 2011 6:58 pm
Bruce - it's a shame tax payers continue to do business with the banks that failed... Why do you think we do? Surely if there was this risk of 'full...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 1, 2011 6:59 pm
Bob, I do love the constitutional republican established under the authority of the U. S. Constitution. And I care deeply about its future. That's why I ...
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famstaff@...
Jun 1, 2011 8:07 pm
Bob, I saw this same story (but with different names and prices) in the early 1970's and in the 1980s. This is no surprise. It's why solar and wind will...
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famstaff@...
Jun 1, 2011 8:28 pm
BOb, This is also a problem with agencies like the EPA, who try to make rules without actual legislative authority. Also healthcare is like that, as it's...
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famstaff@...
Jun 1, 2011 8:32 pm
Don: You are a waste of time. Greg ... This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program....
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m1aport@...
radesousa
Jun 1, 2011 9:18 pm
Too many politicians are bought. We should pass a constitutional amendment to limit terms of senators and congressmen. Rich ... From: "Bruce Richardson"...
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ChelseaBoy
chelseaforev...
Jun 1, 2011 9:38 pm
Bruce:  I appreciate the contributuons to the forum but the "constitutionalism" you expouse is too narrow. Even if it is correct to interpret the...
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Albert Masetti
almasetti@...
Jun 2, 2011 12:35 am
David, One of the advantages of methanol is that it could be produced locally and transported by non-pipeline modes. - Al ... David, One of the advantages of...
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Bruce Richardson
cbrtxus
Jun 2, 2011 1:14 am
Harry, it is an interesting subject. I don't see how we can legitimately interpret the Constitution other than in accordance with the original intent, To...
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Ken Calvert
renertech...
Jun 2, 2011 1:44 am
Gidday! This is hot off the press in Oz. Ken C. At last the media is talking sense! It pays to check out Tim Flannery's predictions about climate change: ...
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Calvin Wolff
czorba3
Jun 2, 2011 2:00 am
Natural gas can also be converted to gasoline, jet fuel and diesel. This is being done by Sasol & Shell overseas, converting what would otherwise be flared...
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Ian L. McQueen
imcqueen@...
Jun 2, 2011 2:28 am
This may be old hat to many, but it was new to me when I found it today: http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk/Science/Scientific/babyIce.htm Ian...
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Robert Maginnis
bobmagi@att.net
Jun 2, 2011 3:21 am
More of Andrew Bolt:  Andrew Bolt vs percentages Category: Bolt • Global Warming Posted on: January 9, 2011 6:08 PM, by Tim Lambert Andrew Bolt may have...
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jonsblogger1980
Jun 2, 2011 6:39 am
Hahaha good comeback Bob... But you still haven't answered my question - what do climate taxes deliver? Jon...
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famstaff@...
Jun 2, 2011 11:44 am
So - lots of little methanol plants everywhere? Sounds inefficient for the scale we would need to make a difference. Greg ... This message was sent using IMP,...
