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Monthly Archives: December 2008
An American Tragedy: Detroit Meets Reality
By David L. Brown What lies in the future for the American automobile industry? I am a realist now, not a pessimist, so let’s look at the situation from a realistic point of view. I note that sales of American … Continue reading
Posted in Default File
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An Inspiring Tale for the Holiday Season
By David L. Brown It’s not often that I am compelled to wax poetic, but in this holiday season, this one of 2008 in particular, I felt the urge to revisit that old favorite “The Night Before Christmas,” or “A … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, Irony, and Humor
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The Thin Gruel of Anti-Climate Change Logic
By David L. Brown The anti-climate change morons are hitting hard on the idea that the average global temperature hasn’t gone through the roof. They manage to ignore melting sea ice in the Arctic, thawing tundra, and many other signs … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Essays and Opinion, Ethical Issues, Melting Planet
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A Modest Proposal Not Involving Irish Children*
By David L. Brown I see from the news that on Tuesday the Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates to near zero. Here’s an excerpt from the Reuters story tonight: WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Essays and Opinion, Politics
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More Panic Among Oil Producers
By David L. Brown Russia has suggested it will join OPEC to cut petroleum exports and thus raise the price of oil. According to a story on Bloomberg.com this morning: “We have to defend ourselves,” [Russian President Dmitry] Medvedev said … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Oil, Economics, Global Security, Politics, Resource Depletion
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Breath of Fresh Air at Energy Department
By David L. Brown Here’s some really good news. The incoming Obama administration has picked the Nobel Prize winning director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as the new Energy Secretary. I must say it is refreshing to see a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy Technology, Fossil Fuels, Politics
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Riding the Petroleum See-Saw
By David L. Brown This is a followup to my recent essay “An Embarrassment of Oxymorons,” in which I made the point that going forward petroleum would either be priced higher, or would not be available at all. I explained … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Oil, Economics, Essays and Opinion, Fossil Fuels, Transportation
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When Things Go Horribly, Terribly Wrong
As nay-sayers continue to deny that global warming is real, scientists now say that not only is it real, it’s probably too late to do anything about it. Here’s a rather lengthy excerpt from an article appearing today on the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Melting Planet, Politics, Population Issues, Resource Depletion
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Detroit’s Fantastic Freestyle Failure Event
By David L. Brown A few days ago I wrote an essay about the mess in Detroit. This cartoon says it pretty well in visual terms. Yeah, they’ve got a plan. Now. It’s a sad situation, but it underlines the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Satire, Irony, and Humor, Transportation
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An Embarrassment of Oxymorons
By David L. Brown “Sustainable growth.” That’s been the mantra of economists and politicians throughout my lifetime and before. We have been instructed that any economy that is not growing is a sick economy. A society that is static is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
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