Archive for the 'Petrochemicals' Category

Oct 13 2008

What Economic Storm? It Ain’t So Bad Now…

I tell you, Slick, I go huntin’ for a bit and you get all negativy on me. You should get out more! And I mean, out in the woods, like me. Then you’d be a whole lot smarter. I mean, look at your last several posts. Nothing but economy, economy, economy! You and Chick Little. Well, today [...]
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Oct 12 2008

Into the Sunset: Bush Enters Last 100 Days in Office

The End of the World is Nigh! George W. Bush, 43rd President, has overseen one of the most controversial times in American history. The new was barely off his toy when the 9/11 attacks brought Islamic terrorism to U.S. soil. Reprisals, including pre-emptive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, followed. He was in charge when Katrina and Rita [...]
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Oct 10 2008

Perfect Economic Storm Update: Back in the USSA

Goodbye, Capitalism. Hello, Socialism, American Style… Gone are discussions of environment, value issues, military adventurism and more. It’s all, and only, about the economy now. And we’re well on our way to bankrupting the nation and the world. Let’s be sure not to toss out the golden goose with the bath water on this one. The system [...]
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Sep 01 2008

Wave the Flag for a Woman in the White House

Slick, you whining Yuppie, next you’ll be railing against that most American of sports, wrasslin’. Give it a rest! We’re finally gonna get a woman elected into the White House. And what a woman! She cleaned up the whole Alaska government, for crying out loud. Imagine what she can do once she thaws out and takes [...]
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Aug 30 2008

Sarah Palin: Ms. Smith Goes to Washington, Maybe

John McCain has certainly shaken up the election for 2008. Brilliant political insight, or flawed miscalculation? Some points are crystal clear: She’s an individualist and a strong individual; she’s a reformer, and wildly popular with her state’s population; mom of five, former beauty queen, athlete; Sarah Barracuda. McCain looks to have panicked with this one, folks. What [...]
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Aug 29 2008

The Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part IV: Driving Cars, Killing Fish

It’s been a long, hot week here, preparing for a month-long business trip to India. With Gustav bearing down on the oil-producing region of the Gulf, I’m quickly reminded that the recent drop in gasoline prices is reversible. More “pressure” to consider ethanol in the renewable energy mix that candidate Obama spoke about as he accepted [...]
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Aug 19 2008

We Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff

Table of Contents for Ethanol's OkayRun Your Car on Corn Squeezin’sWe Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff Slick, you missed again… Everybody knows we got boocoops of corn. Even them fancy newspapers you read say so. We still export more of it than anybody else, even. Does that make sense? Usin’ [...]
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Aug 17 2008

The Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is Assured

Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency Turning corn into auto fuel is driving inflation up, and the effect is accelerating. While that may be obvious to some, [...]
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Aug 07 2008

The Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: Introduction

Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency Before I get more hate mail than the server can deliver, let me be clear: I’m in favor of alternatives to [...]
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Jul 23 2008

HHO Scam, Part V: The Real Dangers

Table of Contents for HHO ScamThe HHO Scam: Run Your Car on Water, Part IThe HHO Scam, Part II: “Examples”HHO Scam, Part III: Big Oil, Big Auto and Governments LaughHHO Scam, Part IV: “It’s the Thermodynamics, Stupid!”HHO Scam, Part V: The Real Dangers We’ve looked at a lot of information about the specific “alternative [...]
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