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    Suddenly, that $4 a gallon gasoline doesn't look so bad after all.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/world/americas/18food.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&th&emc=th
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    They say if all goes well, it takes about 10 years to build a substantial nuclear plant.

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    Is La nina, or global warming to blame? It shouldn't be too hard to find out. There is a la nina year fairly frequently, which generally results in dry winters here. Just compare the weather in China with the la nina years of the past.

    I guess we'd better get started.
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    Then get to writing your senators and representatives to tell 'em it's okay and that they better get their a$$e$ on the ball. Scroll down to "NEW ANALYSIS: CARBON MANDATE WOULD HARM CONSUMERS, JOBS AND ECONOMY":

    http://epw.senate.gov/public/index....a-23ad-4ad9-cb832daf282c&SuppressLayouts=true

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    It could be that we're running out of oil, and therefore screwed unless we can find a new source of energy.

    However: As petroleum becomes more expensive, new sources become economically viable. Here is one, reported four years ago and currently being exploited.
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    It's a bad EROEI, and I've heard that it's getting worse for them as they're getting near to the end of the tar sands closest to the surface. We were actually doing steam-injection in wells in California for several years back in the early '80s but got our teeth kicked in when OPEC dropped the price down to ~$12/bbl. We'd probably return to that if we felt that the price was going to stay up.

    In other bad news for the state of California:

    http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.co...-proclaims-drought-governator-demands-action/

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    Pidgey, Jun 5, 2008
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    It's not much of a drought, at least not yet. There is almost enough snow left to fill the reservoirs. We've weathered much worse than this. The winter was pretty wet, in fact, up until March when the storm track took an unfortunate turn to the north.

    Here is some good news (not very, and not much, but at least it isn't bad news):

    The price of petroleum is actually down a little! That's right folks, down by $4.23.:)

    And the price of gasoline and diesel seems to be following.
    PLC1, Jun 5, 2008
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