Daily Archives: August 25, 2008

A look ahead

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Alaska

Here’s an interesting look at Argentina’s slide into fiscal and social collapse (several years back). I’ve always found “FerFAL”‘s descriptions of life in urban Argentina to be a more realistic glimpse of our possible future than much of the “total … Continue reading →

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Fill that Freezer

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Alaska

I learned long ago to subscribe to various industry trade journals in order to get the inside scoop on stories before they hit the MSM. Because, after all, most of those stories are glorified press releases anyway. So here’s a … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 08/25/08

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Alaska

Another gem found while cleaning out my archives; note the date: Of the estimated 3 trillion barrels of known oil throughout the world, 2 trillion barrels are considered unobtainable at today’s prices. “If we can increase recoverable oil by just … Continue reading →

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