Infinity, first of all, what the hell's up with "infinity"? Did you think that name was going to be cool? You probably have posters of dragons and wizards on your wall, don't you? Second, only a complete fucking LOSER, perma-virgin would think that it's "cool" to post first. Tell me one thing, fucktard, how much pussy has "posting first" ever got you? Don't include your mom or sister because they don't count.
Yea, I could tell it was funded by oil companies by the way it was done. But truth be told, the liberal propaganda that Republicans/Bush or the oil companies are to blame for gas prices is ridiculous to an educated person.
WE NEED TO MOVE TO ELECTRIC and fund more nuclear power plants. The problem is the oil companies want us to move towards a new fuel which they can mine/refine so they seem to be anti-electric car.
Infinity, I agree with you. Let's watch something funny. How about we start off with you getting raped by a tree branch and then set afire. I don't know about you, but by-golly, that's quality entertainment in my book!!
My stock with Mobil and the rest haven't shown the so-called profits, it's the hedge fund and stockmarket that keeps driving the cost and looking for profit
And I want companies I have stock in to make a large profit!
we should have a 25%tax on gas, not home heating oil. The more the tax the less gets used.
In my lifetime I have seen enormous accomplishments made here in our home country.
Often, however, the breakthroughs have come under duress. World Wars I and II are examples...the development of ground vehicles and airplanes resulted more from their wartime applications than from public expectation or demand...not to mention jets, rockets, and nuclear energy...and is TV a retail response, or an expansion of technology founded during wartime that found peacetime applications (keeping in mind that the essential groundwork for this huge advance languished for non-financial support for years, in between wars).
And so now - fuel.
I fear we will not support, nor pursue, the ultimate answers to this issue, but will instead focus on short term reliefs. ANWR, offshore drillings around the US borders, Canadian sources, etc..........all non-answers to the underlying need for replacement of fossil fuel energy by renewables and alternate energy sources.
Nuclear energy is the most easily and immediately available. It would take time to bring to major proportions, but given the stuttering alternatives available today...what is keeping it from happening? (nuclear waste, perhaps?...and might that be a concern to be addressed concurrently?)
Wind power, in my estimate, is an attractive diversion, but being hugely undependable and inefficient, is no more than a diversion nonetheless. It will never be a significant source for the power needs of a developed economy, though it might well find comfortable lodging in specific, localized, situations.
Solar energy may have a place, but a until developmental motivation comes from our leadership, or from desperate necessity, well....it too will langish on the debilitating shores of non-support from our leadership. After all, North
Dakota, Maine, Wisconsin, Washington state, Wyoming, and several other more northern faced climes might rather depend on something other than the balmy gifts of a warm sun.
My frightening point is that we must wait for desperate times - indeed, perhaps frantically desperate times - for tragedy and imminent threat of more tragedy...in short, an unquestioned compelling need to develop new energy sources for people and governernment needs - immediately!
And then we will develop them.
And history will write the era, as it has of the past, as one misguided by the avarice and self-indulgent, if not actually self serving directions posed by a disjointed and ineffectual system of governance - and by the way, not just of America (its most recent victim), but of all the so-called "free world", too politically energized to actually be effective in keeping the world free. Rwanda. Iraq. North Korea. Tibet. Somalia. Agghhh!
I was an English major 'way back - hence I have placed great weight on the opinions and works of my more enlightened and capable fellow citizens claiming expertise in science, technology, and the complicated arts. I have been wrong, and wrongly represented.
Okedokey. Does your country "do it" better? And how, might I ask? How does a free country manage to obtain leadership worthy of leading a free nation?
Anyone wish to comment? Would, by the way, appreciate avoiding the nagging and unhelpful criticisisms of our current custodial crop....they are, after all, gone in a few months.
hey chaz, heres something else that came with the wars: the internet. of course, we ALL think that AL GORE made the freakin' thing (jk!) but that is not true (lol). it was ACTUALLY made so soldiers could have access to porn if their supply lines were cut off by the enemy *LOL*
also, i might suggest in friendship not typing the long paragraphs and monologues that i have come to expect from you, seeing as most of the scum that has infested glumbert cannot appreciate a sentence that is void of profanity. perhaps if you read some of the above posts, you will understand this. i have gotten so popular myself that i fear badlywiped is threatening to make me my very own fan club. anyway, back to the point: as it is, there are few of us that will probably bother to read half of your above post. i only wish there was a more effective system in place that would keep those pathetic little "you-tubers" off of this site.
see? case in point. there is Mr. Caps-lock himself, come already to mock you. i think i would be justified in saying that the only reason he finds such things boring is because of he cannot even begin to comprehend half the words you used. (if you want to talk to em25em, i would suggest words of no more than three syllables, and a maximum of 4-5 letters, to allow him to understand your speech. =)
Chaz, nuclear power is an answer from those who did not understand the question in the first place. Sellafield, Three Mile Island, Chernoby, just to name the most prominent ones. Now the German storage facility Asse is going astray after just a few decades of use, not tens of thousands of years.
Energy efficiency is the best answer in the short term. Some 40% of energy used for lighting (totalling 20% of all power generated) could be saved by using state of the art technology instead of incandescent lamps and stone age fluorescents. The USA could cut 30% or more of their gas usage by upgrading their cars to reasonable sized ones using halfway up to date engine technology.
After all you guys are using a couple times the energy per capita of what we Europeans use and we are working hard to reduce it even further.
Oil is energy dense: (1 barrel of crude oil is equivalent to 21,000 hours of human labor), hence the addiction, and lack of equivalent alternatives.
If all the uranium were mined from the globe and used in place of oil, the entire supply would supply the current energy use for 3 years.
All of the other green technologies will continue to improve and evolve. It is possible to supply the energy of every country on earth with a combined green technology approach, but the resulting required infrastructure would require many populations to accept a Three Gorges displacement, and draconian efforts to impose conservation.
It really is a shame that magic is not real, as humanity is going to need it, because to supply the world need for energy either the population must be reduced, or the above must be implemented as quickly as possible.
I for one spent the weekend sawing up cellulose sunshine which will shine again this winter. Carbon neutral.
A war planned and dictated to the US government bears fruit. The nationalized oil infrastructure and oil reserves of Iraq have been returned to those who lost them to Saddam.
also, fartknocker, in response to your question, only one person hates me. they simply have several aliases. how do i know this? because some of them showed up, and without reason, started their shit-slinging immediately. also, i have done nothing to gain its dislike.
infinity, cut back on that Jolt or whatever you are taking in way too large doses and ask yourself if anyone might really want to read what you are writing before you do. What you are producing is like written diarrhea...
In short: If you don't have anything to say, simply don't!
I think its more than one person- how many more who knows who cares.One thing is for sure alot of people don't like you,I myself like all the fighting.I hope you will start to fight back and stop crying about it.You can talk shit back or you can cry and beg others to hit inappropriate for you.Don't act like such a pussy talk some shit kick some dirt you don't have to take this shit grow some balls watch some ufc and earn some respect...or cry cry cry.
Infinity, make that two. I hate you because you post annoying shit on this website and you're probably some fat fuck who lives in his mom's basement. Trust me, Slappy, the only threesome you'll ever have is when you jack off with both hands, you fucking idiot.
You're right there Spanish man! I was just about to post the same statement. It's a measure of the Infinity idiot's stupid ego that he thinks only one person could possibly find him repellent! He's a raving homosexual as well by the way.
I am still trying to figure out why we are using a fuel type taht produces toxibc byproducts and is an archaic avenue...
"We have more reserves today than we have ever had before" I will call bullshit on that one... It isn't like this oil fell from the sky, the oil that is in the ground has ALWAYS been in the ground, since human existence, and we have ALWAYS had those reserves...
Definition of words, the mining and oil industry speaks of reserves when they have assuered they know where and how much is in the ground. And the good thing is that some of us will contribute to the future oil reserves, in a couple million years...
To answer your first question: Too many countries and companies making too much money of it. It is a proven technology with existing infrastructure. Unless some new technology makes the break in cost performance oil will continue to be used. This is the reason why governments need to intervene and promote alternative energy sources, the market alone will not fix the situation until the oil really runs out. But we all know who is sitting in the white house...
This response is being furnished by way of making my Stalker-Dummy happy:
You're as wrong as you are stupid. Your views are completely skewed, and all you're doing is regurgitating Republi-goon talkling points.
Brush up on current economics (as well as the history behind it) and MAYBE you'll come close to being on even footing with me. Also, until you decide to address the SPECIFIC points I've outlined, plus the examples I've given.....then by all means....spout off.
If not, then do yourself a favour and shut your trap, and go bury yourself in Faux News.
That's an interesting theory you have there, about the oil being nationalized. It could possibly work for the U.S. but of course everyone will be crying "communists!" if anyone proposes it. Also the reason that Venezuela is paying only 12 cents per gallon is because they just discovered major oil reserves recently!
There was a petition of some sort that circulated up until it got to Congress about people demanding offshore U.S. drilling but it was rejected by the House. THAT'S INSANE if we drill offshore! That would be a huge environmental disaster and there would be no clean surfing water for me or the AWESOME animals I see while I'm surfing.
Couple of weeks ago I was out surfing by the pier and I saw like a pod of wild bottle-nosed dolphins swimming near me. It was so awesome and even though the waves were shitty that day, the dolphins made up for it. I don't want them to get washed up by oil!
Even if the US did drill offshore the prices wouldn't matter. It was like when the US invaded Iraq and said that oil would be sooo much cheaper after we invaded, and now look at the oil prices. Yeah right offshore drilling would make a price difference!
And we have to be careful about nuclear power as mentioned above because of the Three Mile Island incident as well as Chernobyl. If you look on google maps for Chernobyl and look at the area via satellite, that is some scary aftermath.
Once you "nationalize" your oil resource, it'll be the right-wing nutjobs who come outta the woodwork, screaming Red-Comminist-Murder (and really, it's not; it's just whatever nation using whatever resource to benefit the average working stiffs in ITS backyard). What, YOU are going to deprive the Sheiks and Oil CEO's of THEIR PROFITS, to help out a working stiff, by pulling your oil off the international market?????? NOOOO!!!
Canuck, you possess a certain tact for economic wisdom that I have never been fortunate enough to witness.
Putting oil up for sale on the world market could never lower prices could it.
Nah, because once the commodity levels look like they're going to inflate, the middle east will just sit on it's high horse and continue stifling production.
No. Once countries with excess capacity (Saudi Arabia) realize that the US is going to start selling massive quantities on the world market, they'll start increasing production in anticipation of a flooded market which will cause the commodity's prices to fall.
By the way, Oil companies make ~9% profit, while the Government aggregate tax on consumption is ~20. Other Common Utility companies are making more profit, yet "inflation" isn't so common. (using the term loosely)
Anyways, you can just ignore all forms economic theory and follow the whims of the slow churning neurons in your malformed cerebral cortex. Follow your whims oh Dorian gray stain of human existance. Hence:
what is wrong with someone making money. It is the fed they are printing money that has no backing which raises the price of everything. The price of gas is high mostly rising from a tax that we as americas dont understand. That is inflation tax. We must rid ourselves of the federal reserve which is comissioned from congress. The Fed is NOT a part of the government. It is elite, very rich people who own the supply of money. The people who own the money own you. Is our country really a republic?
Tie this control of the federal government (which is supposed to be owned and operated by the people, and for the people), and all of its branches that are corporate owned and controlled and we have a system run by the wealthy elite.
Every branch of the federal government is now run in opposition to the needs of the people it is meant to serve. This is why we are collapsing.
And even though those who control the government like to vilify and use the federal government that they control, and profit from, it is the federal control and regulations that make a country function in a competitive world market.
um, I think a little simplification is going on here.
A little conservation would help.
A little extra production would help
A little pumping fucking oil out of Iraq for free would help.
A little sabotage in China fucking up their economy would help.
A little killing some goddam owls to free up some trees for biogas would help.
A little acquisitioing France (what the F would they do but bitch about it?) would help "Le Fuck you, Francois"
Windmills everywhere (fuck the birds, superrich, and zoning ordinances) would help.
Solar cells on every hillside- paint the goddamn world blue with solar cells.
Wow, I must have had glass of wine or two. never cursed on GBt before......
Whoopdeedo. The US consumer is bitching about paying $4 for oil and the Oil companies are trying to get a bit of decent PR out there that shows them not to be price gougers...
Get used to it guys, much of Europe has been paying that and MUCH more for ages before this apparent 'crisis'.
IMHO There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with making the developed worlds MOST uneconomical fossil fuel user (on a per capita basis) re-think its approach to efficient usage.
Market forces are simply working in the US as they do elsewhere - usage will be curtailed at some point and the price will stabilise. Of course this might mean some hard choices for consumers and an overall rethinking of exactly how that energy is used. The latter can only be a good thing in the long run.
BTW, Saddam insisted Iraqi oil was to be sold in Euros only back in 2000. We all saw what happened there... Iran and Venuzuela both want to sell oil on a non-dollar bourse. Hmmm, strangely enough both these countries get hammered by the Bush administration. Will the US invade Venuzuela after Iran?
Mako - Most of the Americans you hear bitching about gas prices are not the wealthy Americans that Europeans see in the movies that give them a image that all of us are swimming in money. The truth is that middle America pays more than 50% in taxes, and there is NO FREE SERVICES in the US.
On our remaining 50% of income we must purchase our health care, housing, food, and fuels without the subsidies that big corporations get for their health care, buildings, and fuels. Also, when America tore up all of our railroad infrastructure, rails, engines, and buildings to melt down into Tanks, guns, and ships for WW2, most of our commuter and transport rail system was destroyed, and cheap oil (we exported back then) brought about the trucking age.
Yep, we are really screwed. But if we had not destroyed our rail system, all of Europe and South Asia would be a very different place.
And most of the world thinks it only takes a few hours to drive from one side of the US to the other. Its difficult for small countries to even imagine how big the US and Canada really are.
This US transportation issue is really much more complex than most Europeans are willing to admit. So they just label the outcry about fuel prices as elitist bitching, and that is simply false.
Pods, sorry wasn't meaning to demean through the use of the term 'bitching'.
Europeans have been complaining for years over high gas prices, it's just they've gotten used to it and made greater fundamental changes to the vehicles they drive and the mass transport infrastructure they need to get around that high cost of driving (still not enough but more than the US has done)
I lived in 'New Joisey' for a year back in the early nineties and whilst times may well have changed since then, I still couldn't comprehend quite how cheap gas was and how inefficient the cars were. I remember being chuffed to be driving a 3 liter V6 car and then thinking how poor its economy and performance was compared to those back home.
The removal of the railway system to help build arms for WWII may well be true but a lot of European nations either did the same (certainly the UK did) or had it bombed to shit anyway.
They just rebuilt afterwards (although the UK didn't - something I think they too regret now) as they saw the need for a multilayered transport system post-war. The US simply became more reliant on cheap oil because it was, as you rightly said, an exporter. That seems to be backfiring now
Transport problems for the US are easy for Europeans to comment on as they see the VERY expensive woods for the trees. Oil has been too cheap for too long in the States and as the developed world's most inefficient consumer, it needs to step up. The US simply need to change its ways fuel-wise and I'm not taking my hints from films.
Maybe this cost increase will make everyone from average joe to rich movie stars actually DO something about it regards buying more efficient vehicles.
BTW, regards a lot of the motors coming out of Detroit I feel sad saying this but the industry there seems rather like an old, sick pet. Have it put down and save it's suffering - I know I will be hated for saying that but it's the truth. European Fords are actually respected - import them!
After that we can deal with how badly India and China are screwing themselves.
I saw the oil vid and thought Pod will post and he did, so your still around Pod, hope you are well!
Mako, good point , you're right, America needs to get use to the high prices, i believe the america gallon is a different size to the European gallon, 4/5th or something so they are paying more when compared.
Answer:
Buy local produce
Grow your own veg
Do not by plastic, or buy as little as pos
Use public transport when possible
Drive an electric car, cost 4 p /mile , limited to 50 mile coverage
Love your neighbour, it's closer than loving someone from Japan
Harvest water
Do not buy bottled water, it's a con, buy one bottle and fill it from a tap
Solar water is great cost back in 5 years (based on current gas costs)
Solar electric is not so great, but will be soon , hopefully
Forget wind turbines, unless you talk with at least 5 neighbours and buy a big bugger that you all share
Yep - still here, just working very hard to stay afloat. I often browse about, but when the threads are full childish banter I think many just move on.
...and assassinate all politicians at the first opportunity.
No matter how perspicacious, clued up, educated or tuned in we are, someone somewhere in power will screw us. It is an immutable fact. Guns, money, diamonds and oil. That's it. Selfish, unscrupulous, sociopathic governments and their agencies will win every time. It is too late for bleating and talking revolution. This is not a defeatist or cynical view. It is simply a hard fact.
So - what to do? In your own little way, be true to yourself, don't talk too much shit, cherish your family, keep taking the medication and shit on Infinity's head!
you are a contradiction shittybum , your morales sound correct, but you waste your time on infinity
The thing with power is it gets under your skin, i run my own company, this is due to not wanting to work for a dickhead, but what noone tells you is that by running your own company you become a dickhead, i have tried to stay self aware but you struggle to keep things real.
My point, how does someone in power keep it real, i just don't think that it is possible, you will always become Selfish, unscrupulous, sociopathic (thanks shittyarse)
So, basically, you agree with everything I've said. BTW, I like your handle. It's similar to mine, therefore marvellous.
I don't think I'm wasting my time on Infinity. To papaphrase - stupidity triumphs when intelligent men do nothing.
For fuck's sake - just read some of his earlier posts when nobody was having a pop at him. It makes you cringe!
BWB, I perfer "it is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong" 'Voltaire, 1694'
You're showing some desent thinking, drop the infin and keep up the good writing.
Its no secret that oil is killing our planet. I think gas prices should continue to rise! Maybe then we can be serious about our independence from oil. What an opportune time to lobby and implement new technology that our scientists are working so diligently on. Lower gas prices mean more consumption. More consumption means more carbon, and so on. I hate to say it, but, its true...
price / economic bubbles are caused by easy money policy. Money is drawn toward the largest potential return and away from low return. the fed rate is so low that offered interest rates are very small so money is attracted to commodities and other assets available to investors, driving up prices and creating bubbles. Once this bubble busts, look toward another and maybe several.
Interesting to see Pinocchio's response when he knows he's been proven wrong - he pretends it never happened! (see response or lack thereof to Banned's comment). Ignore that, yet comment on the one directly above?! Not Pinocchio's style UNLESS there's a reason for it (aka he knows he's beaten).
What do you care if I respond to him or not? Besides, you can delete my comment above however many times you want, I figure enough have seen it anyways, and I got my point across.
First opportunity I get to make a similar post that pisses you off just as much, I'll do.
I said you were a demented, medicated idiot from Day One.
And I was right.
Like I ALWAYS am where a gnat like YOU is concerned.
Oh yaa....I'm soooo "beaten".....gosh-darnit! Oh what will I ever dooo??? OH THE INHUMANITY OF IT ALLLLL!!!
Listen, Dummy....if you don't believe ME when I tell you you're a pathologically obssessive lying retard...then feel free to take a survey; open it up to anyone around here.
Watch what they say.
Now be a good little stalker, and go make some baskets.
That's perhaps the BIG difference between us. I don't give a shit what folks think. You crave their attention and affirmation by posting secondary news sources. Streamlined was right: you're not trying to get a point across at all. You're trying (I emphasize trying) to sound good to feel good. Those that see through you threaten you, you in turn get defensive and lash out. It's predicatable and boring.
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