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Recs: 0 Re: Conspiracy theory Bot, your comments about human methane emissions concerns me greatly. I hereby vow to cut back on the amount of Mexican food I have been eating lately. And Art, I am not the guy sitting across from your office. Key thread start

Recs: 0 Re: Surefire cure for the methane "problem"... BEANO all 'round! Now that we've solved that problem all we gotta do is convince JJ to adopt a vow of poverty for COP's executive compensation program (similar to the one he has for shareholders) and we not only will have cured a goodly portion of the greenhouse gas "problem" but we will have "equity for ...

Recs: 1 Cavuto Cavuto in a rant today included Big Oil in those requesting a bail out. Is he reading our board? I better be more careful! Dis

Recs: 1 Re: another thing Yes, you've got it right. So long as leaves and such are exposed to atmospheric oxygen they will decompose to CO2. Otherwise methane generating bacteria will take over their decomposition. More and more landfills are capturing methane. First they recognized it as a safety problem and burned it (along with accompanying odorous volatile ...

Recs: 0 Re: Conspiracy theory Bot - Actually an interesting issue. Cows are ruminants and use digestive processes in their latter stomachs that are anaerobic. The anaerobic bacteria in those stomachs convert the food into various fatty acids and such...releasing methane as a byproduct...(far more than even the guy across the hall in my office. Hard to imagine though)...

Recs: 0 another thing Another thing: Decomposing organic matter emits gases. In fact, there are apparently garbage dumps where the methane generated by the rotting garbage is being collected and used as a resource. But my impression is that normal rotting matter like let us say tree leaves on the ground just decompose to CO2. So can the same organic material ...

Recs: 1 Re: Conspiracy theory One thing I've never understood is why methane doesn't raise more concern than it does among those concerned about global warming. Methane is a far stronger greenhouse gas than CO2, which is a rather weak greenhouse gas. The only thing that does make sense is that the fact that methane is a very strong greenhouse gas prompted a great...

Recs: 2 Re: Conspiracy theory The Telegraph article you linked to is pretty typical of anti-global warming articles as it - cites from the same limited number of "authorities" as many/most other contradicting arguements - attempts to make much hay from any errors, no matter their significance, found in studies supporting global warming - attempts to discredit those ...

Recs: 1 Re: Dilution of your voting power Obama in his 60 Minutes interview said We were not going to fall into the trap of backing off conservation and alternative energy development now that oil prices are down. FWIW my "snake oil guys" are CPST and HEV. HEV I think is near the front of the line for the "pork". Deservedly so if their batteries can drop into an ...

Recs: 0 Conspiracy theory Here We may need more energy than projected. Carbon credits a scam?

Recs: 6 Re: The Business of America is Communism and Marxism Being a veteran I do believe in the right of free speech--expression. But I am really tired of all the political and radical fringe using these boards for personal agendas other than the board's prime purpose. There is a board at IV just for all these political views and personal soap boxes. I think many ...

Recs: 0 One final thought as this collapse accelerates and we (most of us, anyhow) are forced to begin foraging for our daily bread... DO NOT EAT THE SEED CORN!

Recs: 0 China's $586 billion stimulus plan Well, looks like China's joining the drunken spending binge. Of course, being a creditor rather than a debtor nation, they can actually afford one, unlike the US, which will pay for our stimulus plans with a nasty inflationary depression hangover. China's stimulus plan should help keep the peasants buying their first ...

Recs: 0 Re: "too big to fail" >"The diversity in that melting pot, while not always easily achieved, made us strong. No question." Treating people with respect and opportunity is good for business and country. It can also be a tough pill to swallow because it involves change and the redistribution of power and liberty for incumbent citizens. Moderation would make the ...

Recs: 0 Re: "too big to fail" Spas - You missed the point. (The melting pot contributed to our greatness as a nation. The diversity in that melting pot, while not always easily achieved, made us strong. No question.) My point was as we focus more and more wealth under the control of fewer and fewer banks we create the potential for disasterous consequences...the ...

Recs: 0 Re: "too big to fail" It don't take a genius to see that diversity can hurt in many instances. Saline thread start

Recs: 0 Re: 'Colossal Depression'- yeebrown there is hope! Yee, I reviewed my actual text and I apologize for calling you the InvestorVillage version of Wyo. By principle I don't want to call any poster anything. At the same time I am not calling you an idiot. I am agreeing that you are the most gloom and doom forecaster and stating you are the most prolific poster ...

Recs: 1 Re: "too big to fail" Art... And I say to you and All... SCREW THE MARCH TO "DIVERSITY" Time, way past time, we march to COMMON SENSE and recognize that every time we pass "special" laws to accomodate "special" people in the quest for "diversity" we POLARIZE and destroy any sense of common purpose and common goals...Let them what come here CONFORM ...

Recs: 0 Re: 'Colossal Depression'- yeebrown there is hope! "Yeebrown you are perhaps the most gloom and doom economic forecaster I've ever read" Hallelujah! The most prolific as well. The InvestorVillage version of Wyo. Luck And exactly what valuable advice have you provided to the board? I remember wyo and agree he was an idiot. At ...