Demise of Peak Oil Theory Peak Oil is the theory that the production history of petroleum follows a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. Once the curve peaks, decline is inevitable. The theory is commonly invoked to justify the development of alternative energy sources that are allegedly renewable and sustainable.
Peak Oil theory was originated by American geologist M. King Hubbert. In 1956 Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. When production peaked in 1970, it... (more)
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Demise of Peak Oil Theory Peak Oil is the theory that the production history of petroleum follows a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. Once the curve peaks, decline is inevitable. The theory is commonly invoked to justify the development of alternative energy sources that are allegedly renewable and sustainable.
Peak Oil theory was originated by American geologist M. King Hubbert. In 1956 Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. When production peaked in 1970, it... (more)
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NEVER Call 911: If Jimma Reat Had Ignored the Police, He'd Be Alive TodayPeople who dial 911 in the hope of police assistance often learn, to their chagrin, that they've made a tragic mistake. If they confront immediate danger, the police won't arrive in time to help, and they have no enforceable duty to provide assistance in any case. If the situation faced by the caller isn't life-threatening, it will soon become one, th... (more)
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Iran and the Recurring Bad DreamMaybe U.S. energy independence isn't such a great thing after all. Some years ago, when the American political class was whooping it up for war with China, what stopped the push were the American commercial interests who essentially asked, "What, are you crazy? This is bad for business. We need China, and China needs us. You can't do business during a shooting war."
In contrast, an isolated Iran is a dispensable Iran. And an energy-independent U.S. is a warlike U.S., presuming to ... (more)
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Dr. Marc Faber: Global Central Banks Are In The Money Printing Business--There Will Be More QEDownload Mp3 Here
Jim welcomes back Dr. Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report this week. Dr. Faber believes shorting the markets can be a risky proposition when the global central banks will print money at the drop of a hat. He believes it is very important to stay diversified in this environment. Dr. Faber recomm... (more)
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'Necessary Force' "I always thought police were nothing but good and were there to protect people," testifies Elizabeth Polak, a registered nurse from Phoenix. Her view of the State’s enforcement caste changed dramatically as a result of what she witnessed in Denver on the evening of March 25, 2008.
Polak, returning to her apartment following her daily jog, saw a man and a woman having an unremarkable conversation near the entrance to the building. Two police officers appeared... (more)
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DHS Looks to Spy on Video Game Consoles in Search of Pedophiles, TerroristsThe government is more concerned with the platforms rather than the games themselves, mainly because newer systems like Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 allow users to communicate with one another via messaging and chat systems
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Navy have launched a new research initiative that will explore ways of allowing the government to hack into gaming consoles like the Xbox 360, Wii, or PlayStation 3 to obtain information on gamers.
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After Huge Ammo Buy, DHS Purchases Bullet Resistant BoothsThe Department of Homeland Security recently stoked concern by contracting a company to provide them with 450 million rounds of hollow point bullets. Now the federal agency is also purchasing bullet-proof checkpoint booths that include ‘stop and go’ lights.
A press release from Shelters Direct brags about how they are providing the DHS with bullet resistant guard booths. Images of the booth from the company’s website suggest the guard shacks will be used to c... (more)
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Chris Dodd Suggests Backroom Negotiations On New SOPA Are Well UnderwayAh, Chris Dodd. It seems like every time he opens his mouth, he makes things worse. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, he responds to a series of questions about SOPA by trying to tiptoe around the issue, but basically admits that there are backroom conversations going on between a small number of people, and that "between now and sometime next year," H... (more)
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The State versus George Zimmerman and Trayvon MartinAny take on the shooting of Trayvon Martin should start with an obvious — but often missing — disclaimer: I don’t know exactly what happened in Sanford, Florida on the night of February 26, 2012.
It’s likely to the point of near certainty that you don’t either. Even the people closest to the events have only partial knowledge at their disposal, and the rest of us necessarily access that knowledge indirectly. We’re reduced to choosing from betwee... (more)
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Meddling in Sports--A Proper Presidential Role?Barack Obama, presumably with nothing better to do, has intoned that the Augusta National golf club should lift its ban on women, thus allowing female golfers to compete in the famous Masters tournament.
I personally agree with the president that the ban should be lifted, and I would also oppose the ban on African-Americans that was in place as recently as twenty years ago. We might wonder, h... (more)
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New Orleans Prison Described as a Gulag NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Ten people say in a federal class action that conditions inside Orleans Parish Prison are so vile they create a "public safety crisis that affects the entire City of New Orleans" - so dangerous that the federal government will no longer house its prisoners there.
The federal government last week withdrew its per diem funding for the prison, according to the complaint. The defendants "previously received a per diem from the federal government, but last week... (more)
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Should We Worry about the Class Divide?Charles Murray's new book Coming Apart has generated an incredible amount of handwringing on all sides. For those who are skilled at ignoring such debates -- good impulse, I say! -- his thesis is that the ebb and flow of wealth and status between classes that once characterized American culture has ended.
He... (more)
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Obama's Pretzel LogicAs this fall’s presidential election takes shape as a contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the rhetoric out of both camps is becoming sharper and more ideological. Looking to exploit Governor Romney’s increasingly close association with Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan (who has been mentioned as a potential vice presidential nominee), the President dedicated a lengthy address earlier this week to specifically heap scorn on Ryan’s budget plan (Ryan is the chairman of ... (more)
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Florida man pleads guilty to possessing a destructive device in BethesdaThis case was a total fraud, the law specifically exempts fireworks from being called a "destructive device," obviously they scared the hell out of him by threatening him with life in prison so he took their plea deal. - Chris
Flashback: Man faces life in prison for planned Federal Reserve protest |
Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayersThe debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the bear population in a key part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought, and might be growing.
The number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay, believed to be among the most threatened bear subpopulations, stands at 1,013 and could be even higher, according to the results of an aerial survey released Wednesday by the Government of ... (more)
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Viacom v. Google: A Decision at Last, and It's Mostly Good (for the Internet and Innovation) The Internet can breathe a sigh of relief today. In the latest twist in the long-running Viacom v. YouTube litigation, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals revived the entertainment giant's suit against Google -- but simultaneously eviscerated most of the legal theories on which the lawsuit was based.
Here's the quick and dirty: Back in 2... (more)
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