Supporting the Troops

One of the things that really makes my blood boil is when those on The Right accuse people who oppose the war of not “supporting the troops” and even “supporting the enemy”. To any rational person with some common sense and ability to think critically, this is, of course, absurb. But the perception exists, and …

Oil pipelines coming back online

The Oil Drum is reporting that capacity is flowing back into the previously shutdown pipelines across the souther US. This includes refined goods like gas and heating oil. Theoretically, this should mean that gas prices should stop their incredible climb of the past week… do you believe they will? Here’s my completely unscientific, utterly pessimistic …

17,070 days to go (or less)

That’s how long we have before the oil spigot runs dry on our current reserves. That’s 46 years… 2051. I will be 73. My child will be in the prime of her life… 47. This is based on numbers in this factbook which compiled estimates from a number of different studies conducted by various groups …