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Oil Prices – Falling into Crisis

Every observer I know has been surprised by the historic crash in oil prices since July 2008. Many experts, including me, anticipated that the price would certainly fall, due to ending speculation and an economic slowdown, but the price has fallen off an historic cliff. How can this be explained?
A blogger who goes [...]

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Future of Energy – Glen Hiemstra in The Economist

The current issue of The Economist, August 16-22, 2008, on news stands now, features a paid special section entitled “The Future of Energy: Sustainability Rules in 2030.” Comments from Futurist.com founder and futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra are prominently featured by the article author, writer Morey Stettner.
In this piece, sponsored by BP, the writer [...]

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0 Carbon Future – Now is the time

Ok, now Al Gore has gone and done it.

This speech calling for a 10-year program to shift the entire U.S. electricity production to “0-carbon” via solar, wind, and geothermal is magnificent. It is the embodiment of what “bold vision,” “big hairy audacious goals,” and the “one thing” that changes everything are all about.
Can it [...]

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This is not a drill

Everyone has seen on film or TV, and a few have personally experienced the following: an emergency begins – a fire, an air raid, a ship collision. For a while there is confusion, and people mill around, not sure what is happening. Then, a voice comes over a PA system: “THIS [...]

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