Monthly Archives: July 2008

Conservation or “demand destruction”?

Conservation or “demand destruction”?

I guess it depends on who pays your salary. The price of a barrel of sweet crude oil was trading at $124.44 on July 24, 2008. …

 

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Weeds, The Whole Blah Damn Thing

 

Gilbert

Gilbert

We have a resident toad. A month and a half ago, I was filling a watering can. I noticed that I was being …

 

Poof

Poof

What worried Mr. Shameless most, with the collapse of IndyMac, was the run on the bank. Lines of people demanding to withdraw their money. …

 

T. Boone Pickens

T. Boone Pickens

 

Fireworks of all kinds…

Fireworks of all kinds…

The next few months are shaping up to be very interesting, indeed.

 

Independence

Independence

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and …

 

How to save 1 million barrels of oil a day…

How to save 1 million barrels of oil a day…

Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires. CNN reports “Those three steps would reduce U.S. oil consumption by 1.3 million barrels a day immediately.” Which is approximately two …