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- The war on drugs. A book review of “Chasing the scream”
- Peak crude oil did not happen in 2018. But we are still running out of time
- Sheriffs have too much power
- Book review “They poisoned the world: Life & death in the age of Forever Chemicals”
- John Howe on one child per woman: still too high to stay under limits to growth curves
- Ted Trainer: The radical implications of a zero growth economy
- Part 5 Raven Rock. Hidey holes for government and military officials to carry on democracy after nuclear war destroys the planet
- Become a Bison rancher
- Part 4 Raven Rock. The government abandons plans to aid the public, only the government to survive
- Prisoners are treated worse than slaves in America
- Part 3 Raven Rock. The government’s plans for after a nuclear holocaust
- Part 2 Raven Rock. The U.S. government’s plans to save civilians from nuclear war
- Legal & Illegal Immigration numbers must drop to carrying capacity
- Part 1 Intro. Raven rock: the story of the U.S. governments secret plans to save itself after a nuclear war and let the rest of us die
Category Archives: GOVERNMENT
U.S. taxpayers lose billions from Powder River Basin bad lease deals and undervalued coal
According to the Center for American Progress: For decades the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has run a fundamentally noncompetitive leasing program, which has been a boon to industry. Since 1990, 96 of the 107 coal-lease sales held by the … Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Congressional Record U.S., Corruption & Finance
Tagged BLM, coal, leases, powder river basin, production
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Geopolitics of Oil. United States Senate Hearing 110-6
Senate 110-6. January 10, 2007. Geopolitics of Oil. United States Senate Hearing. 90 pages. Excerpts: Senator Jeff Bingaman (New Mexico). The idea of this hearing is to try to look at the big picture, to begin the year with an … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation, U.S. Congress Energy Policy
Tagged cafe standards, energy crisis, peak oil, senate, transportation
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Why U.S. Is Running Out of Gas (Time magazine 2003)
Donald L. Barlett & James B. Steele. July 21, 2003. Why U.S. Is Running Out of Gas. Time Magazine. Inflated oil prices and natural gas shortages are wiping out jobs and savings, thanks to three decades of bungled energy policy. … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas, U.S. Congress Energy Policy
Tagged cafe standards, conservation, energy policy, natural gas
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House Representative Stewart Udall (Arizona) 2005 Time to discard 50 years of energy myths
Stewart Udall and Matthew R. Simmons. Nov 20, 2005. Time to discard fifty years of energy myths. Arizona Daily Star. Stewart Udall was elected to Congress more than 50 years ago, and served as secretary of the Interior during a … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Policy & Politicians, Government on what to do
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House of Representatives Roscoe Bartlett 2005
[ Former Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has discussed peak oil many times in the congressional record. Here are some of his earliest remarks for those of you interested in peak oil history. He educated the other house members and formed a … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Record U.S., Other Experts
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Reduce vehicle fuel consumption to increase energy security
[This is a really interesting House session that discusses U.S. energy policy, the need for consumers to be educated about why they should buy more fuel efficient cars, and push-back from the auto industry (see the full 140 pages for … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Congressional Record U.S., Transportation What To Do
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David L. Greene, ORNL: Raise cafe standards and gas tax
Excerpt from: U.S. House. February 9, 2005. Improving the nation’s energy security: can cars and trucks be made more fuel efficient? Committee on science, House of Representatives, Serial No. 109-3. 140 pages. DAVID L. GREENE, OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, CENTER … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Congressional Record U.S., Conserve Energy, Transportation What To Do
Tagged cafe standard, energy security, gas tax
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Robert McNally on energy at U.S. Congressional Hearings
Preface. I think it is interesting to know what Congress hears about energy from experts, and what the official U.S. energy policies are. It is frustrating that Energy Return on Invested (EROI) is never discussed, even by intelligent analysts like … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Record U.S., Other Experts
Tagged congress, energy security, house of representatives, national security, oil, Rapidan Group, Robert McNally
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The crude oil export ban: Helpful or hurtful 2015 House hearing
House 114-22. April 14, 2015. The Crude oil export ban: Helpful or hurtful? House of Representatives. [ Excerpts from the 73-page transcript of the hearing follow ] Ted Poe, Texas. The United States is now the largest crude oil producer … Continue reading
Posted in Threats to oil supply, U.S. Congress Transportation
Tagged export oil
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