... No offense, but that is absurd. ... As a herding species, we will forcefully refuse to question what is in front of our face if it means going against...
... The official conspiracy theory is one of the most far-fetched, so no, I don't buy it. I am a strong proponent of the "question everything" mantra, but I...
... Again I ask for mercy. (I'm starting to wish we had a list moderator.) Since Scott said "Oops, sorry," there have been 19 related posts so far (now in at...
... The Reichstag Fire is the best parallel www.oilempire.us/reichstag-fire.html But some of the claims are disinformation, some of which are probably ...
Mark Robinowitz
mark@...
Jan 1, 2008 8:49 pm
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Seriously, Don't you all think that if peak oil is real and things get rough, the powers that be will use genetically selective bio weapons to depopulate the...
Why the era of cheap food is over http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/lookahead2008 We have reached peak food, just as in our greed we are passing peak oil and...
Scott Munson
scott@...
Jan 2, 2008 6:40 am
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"If the whole developing world were to suddently catch up, world rates would increase elevenfold. It would be as if the world population ballooned to 72...
Okay, after the NYT teaser, look at THIS statement. What elephant in the room is he clearly missing?? Just as it is certain that within most of our lifetimes...
Scott, It's getting difficult for me to see your apologies as anything other than disingenuous. Each time you apologize, you post MORE LINKS to the subject...
Thanks so much Cal, for saying what I have been wanting to say. There are probably thousands of conspiracy sites on the web: why take over one of the few sites...
Craig Vassel
cvassel@...
Jan 2, 2008 4:24 pm
4309
I've been out of town, sorry for the delay in posting the outline of my talk (go to the files section of sfbayoil and look for PeakOilInvest_PlanB and...
Happy New Year... ouch. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures hit $100 a barrel on Wednesday on expectations U.S. crude inventories may have fallen...
... There are so many...The political will to decrease our consumption to subsistence levels? (I don't think they meant that!) The resource issues? The lie...
... I don't buy this list or even the concept from the get go. People who care to banish words or even discussions are suspect to me. The whole idea, for...
I'm trying to figure out whether this is your version of dry humor. If you're serious about wanting to banish words: I myself have no wish to control anyone...
Moderating every post would require a lot of work (I'm on a list that does that, but I think they have 4 or 5 people who have the authority to accept messages,...
Dennis, I wasn't talking about the technological definition of "moderator" wherein every post is held until reviewed by a human. That would neither work well...
I happened across this in a list of rules for www.cyburbia.org/forums. Rule 2.12 Cranks Users that consistently exhibit crank-like or kook-like behavior...
Craig Vassel
cvassel@...
Jan 3, 2008 5:44 am
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... I'd opt for anything-goes given the choice and where things are now. That includes pleas for mercy that may or may not stop unwanted posts. Nobody "owns"...
... It seems hardly necessary in any case. I think that idea may work grand if you have a group with a real specific goal in mind (hardly the case here) but...
I second anything goes! ... From: Dennis Brumm <brumm@...> To: sfbayoil@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:18 pm Subject: Re: [sfbayoil] Cranks ......
now that oil is at $100 per barrel it will be interesting to see how long this sort of energy intensive food distribution can last water and food flow uphill...
Mark Robinowitz
mark@...
Jan 3, 2008 7:35 am
4322
Here are my thoughts about "anything goes" versus rules-and-banning. (Anyone not interested in this, feel free to skip this post.) And no action need result...
... And what exactly is "the peak oil topic?" Is talk of consumerism a peak oil topic? Is global warming a peak oil topic? Is some marvelous technology that...
Cal- Yes, it was meant to be humorous. Read the original article about banished words. Cliches and words like sweet, awesome, brilliant, and cool are so...
Craig Vassel
cvassel@...
Jan 3, 2008 5:50 pm
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... What are the options for the overused "green" and "sustainable"? Avoiding adjectives are one thing, banning nouns (especially if they have political...
Hi Dennis- SF Bay Oil is giving me more stress and high blood pressure than reading the daily paper. I don't agree with "anything goes" though I understand the...
Craig Vassel
cvassel@...
Jan 3, 2008 6:01 pm
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LOL!!! Happy New Year, Peak Oil topics!! Speaking of which, how did the latest Peak Oil Task Force hearing go? It has recently come to my attention that one of...
... I think that should be seen for what it was--just a passing topic, not a new permanent direction for the list. ... I think what she says does not...
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