Are the US Financial Networks propping up the US Economy

And are they finally losing their grip? CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, FoxNews… one wonders… if this was 1929 would the psychology of the crash have happened? Go read this link from Financial Sense.com: http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/willie/2008/0702.html Now the Intl Monetary Fund has decided to conduct an investigation into the financial management of the US banking system! This is …

Peak Oil Presentation to City Council

Well.. after almost two years since the last time I considered doing this… on June 9, 2008, I’m planning on presenting to Port Alberni City Council on Peak Oil. This comes on the heels of last nights Council meeting where the Cities’ Climate Change Committee, of which I am a member, presented their report. It …

Calculating Commuting Costs on Vancouver Island

This will be the first post in a series as I work through this data. First, full disclosure, I work at Malaspina (Vancouver Island University) in Nanaimo and live 80KM away in Port Alberni. It’s a 1 hour drive morning and night, so yes, I have a vested interest in this topic. I am also …