There is a never ending diatribe about all the problems America is facing yet noone seems to want to do anything.
Let me say this very clearly, AMERICA is under deep stress, economically, socially and politically.
Just as I once wrote about energy, there is no simple answer or idea that will have enough impact.  We need […]

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Now it seems to me the easiest way to revive the gulf is for BP to announce all their affiliate gas stations are givign away gas for the next six months if they are withing 50 milies of the shoreline of the Gulf coast. 
Think about it.  Everyone in the east and midwest will head down […]

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So obviously cleaning up the oil is going to be a monumental challenge.
Noone would argue against doing anything that would expedite the process.
 Why not let our prison population volunteer?  We could offer them 2x for time served. 
Normally, you can’t use prison labor because the unions claim they take union work on highways etc. 
 This is way […]

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Has it occurred to anyone that the bright side of this AWFUL AWFUL oil disaster is it might be the greatest energy discovery in U.S. history?
First it is 5000 feet underwater.  The pressure exceeds 150 Atmospheres!  We are something like 7 weeks in and it is clearly not slowing down, maybe even speeding up.
 People keep talking about […]

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Environmentalists are going to hate this….But here goes…Especially with pictures of oil soaked pelicans so fresh in our minds….they make me angry but…..
 We are rightfully concerned about our large deficits and how long they can continue before our currency and economy can no longer sustain them…
Without teaching economics, basically we have to pay attention to […]

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There is no doubt Cassius Clay  aka Muhammad Ali was a great boxer.  He was a famous strategist with his Rope a dope strategy.
 Watching the lack of response to the oil spill has made me realize that people who vote democratic also have a strategy….
It is called   “Hope a Dope” 
I mean is there anyone left […]

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Bill Maher said it best..
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/05/29/maher_obama_not_acting_like_a_real_black_president.html

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This is intended to make you rethink everything you are told by poiticians and the media.  There are several disparate points that all come back to the things our poiticians do…
 First, do you wonder why we are drilling a mile deep in the ocean for oil?  If you haven’t thought about it you should.  Do […]

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Here is a simple quiz.
1.  How much of our trade deficit is due to buying oil from foreign sources?
     a.  about 50%
2.  If we drill more will it lower gas prices?
     a. of course, increasing supply would lower prices
2.  Would lower prices increase consumption?
     a.  of course, note how recent high prices lowered consumption
3.  How […]

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I think most of us worry to much about the price of gas, rather than the much larger strategic implications of oil prices and whom we buy it from.
We currently buy 75% of our oil from outside our contry.  This is of the order of 15 million barrels a day!  This is more than the […]

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I worked on a hybrid electric car in the 70’s  Unfortunately we could not get anyone even interested in the idea.  The mechanical laws of physics remain the same, and I am still confused why our concept has never been implemented.
A little science.
      The average amount of horsepower required by a 3000# automobile is only […]

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     Why do we only hear bad things about global warming.  Aren’t there any good things?  Could it be because you are being manipulated?  Already you are hereby ordered to use dangerous mercury filled florescent light bulbs, yours and mine high powered sports and muscle cars have just been outlawed, and trust me you are […]

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     Finally, our lawmakers have banned incandescent light bulbs. These will be replaced by mercury filled CFL’s for which we have no disposal program.  Never mind, the fact that they won’t work in your outdoor fixtures in the winter.  Never mind they cost 6x as much to purchase.  Never Mind the government is watching […]

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     This is not some revolutionary technology or breakthrough of any kind.  In fact, it is the ORIGINAL societal energy resource.  Except only now do we have the technologies to scale it up. 
     GEOTHERMAL ENERGY is the Answer!  Throughout history mankind has leveraged this whenever possible. It is used to heat homes, relax in […]

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     I will not likely give up posting on energy any time soon.  only because I find the media and political coverage so disgusting.  Don’t get me wrong I think many of these ideas have potential.  Always keep in mind a concept called load factor, or does it work all the time.
     Solar Power.  Way […]

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     As people began to quickly realize ethanol from corn was not a good solution, we heard oops on that one, but now I have it right with cellulosic methanol.  So the same people who sold you a bill of good on ethanol, ending up charging you more than the gas it was supposed to […]

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     Here I go.  This is no doubt part of my endless set of diatribes on energy.  I am a physicist by education, with emphasis on nuclear physics to boot. 
      In Silicon Valley "Green Energy" is becoming all the rage amongst the investment community elite. Trust me the term "Green"  does not refer to […]

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     Ok I confess I live in Las Vegas.  Candidly the proposed nuclear waste depository here is a great opportunity.  If it were me, I would pass a myriad of state laws to insure we made the rest of America pay a gazillion dollars to us for a problem we didn’t create.  But then they […]

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This blog is intended as a public service.  I don’t think anyone appreciates how dangerous the mercury in these things can be.  I am reprinting guidelines on what to do if you break one.  THIS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON EVERY PACKAGE, but no, clearly some lobbyist has convinced the government that putting this up on […]

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     We have seen a relentless rise in the price of oil and related energy during the last few years.  This is not due to some conspiracy on the part of Oil companies, nor is it due to OPEC, it is simply due to economics.  Specifically, the laws of supply and demand. 
     On […]

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