Monthly Archives: June 2010

Why globalism matters – or more to the p…

Why globalism matters – or more to the point, why nationalism is still important. First, a brief recap of the history of BP. The ancestors of BP begin when oil is discovered in Iran in 1908. British Petroleum was owned … Continue reading →

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The Hydrate extinction event 8000 years ago…….

The Hydrate extinction event 8000 years ago…. As if you didn’t have enough to worry about. Hydrates form from carbon gases (like Methane and CO2) coming in contact with water under high pressure and low temperatures (like at the bottom … Continue reading →

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Russia’s President thinks the Ruble sho…

Russia’s President thinks the Ruble should become a new “reserve” currency like the dollar, Euro and Yen. That’s wishful thinking – given Russia’s shrinking economy, government by fiat, rampant corruption, central bank secrecy, and aging and shrinking population. Who does … Continue reading →

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What if it is impossible to stop the oil…

What if it is impossible to stop the oil leak? National Review Online’s Derb Radio asks that question. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/ John Derbyshire is very thoughtful, and you have to listen carefully and tolerate dry English humour and irony. His research seems … Continue reading →

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Would Global Warming increase malaria? (…

Would Global Warming increase malaria? (if you accept the premise that it exists and we could do anything to stop it…) http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/S1/S3 Malaria is not a “tropical” disease. It used to be a virulent disease in Europe, including the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Arrest record The AWOL soldier who attem…

Arrest Record Search Booking # is 10029978 The AWOL soldier (Paul Kilburn) who attempted to sneak onto the MacDill Air Force Base – HQ of Central Command, the leadership of the Iraq and Afghanistan military campaigns and Special Ops… (a … Continue reading →

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Clock is ticking in Afghanistan – you ma…

Clock is ticking in Afghanistan – you may remember President Obsma set a time line for getting our troops out of Afghanistan – “not an open ended commitment”. Listening to guests on John Batchelor’s podcast, it is clear we cannot … Continue reading →

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Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, …

Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, what motivation would “conservative” Fox News have for exaggerating the environmental damage from the BP well blowout? Hint: Fox News is part of News Corp Hint #2: Fox News did the same thing … Continue reading →

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How do you drill a relief well, and do i…

How do you drill a relief well, and do it so it actually “hits” the well you’re trying to plug? The Answer What they do is put an electric charge on the leaking well – that creates a magnetic field … Continue reading →

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Perhaps the BBC will do the work America…

Perhaps the BBC will do the work America’s media just won’t do. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100043670/british-media-falls-out-of-love-with-obama/

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Bloombama News Service’s White House co…

Bloombama News Service’s White House correspondent is leaving to become the communications director for the Natural Defense Resource Council. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=167077 Ed Chen has been serving as head of the White House Correspondents Association, the group that decides how press conferences … Continue reading →

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From the “Bet you Forgot about this” d…

From the “Bet you Forgot about this” department – Amy Bishop – the college professsor who became a mass murderer shooting up her fellow professors at the University of Alabama Huntsville has been charged with murdering her 18 year old … Continue reading →

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School is out for summer!… which means…

School is out for summer!… which means that local radio hosts are taking vacations. Smaller stations often don’t have anyone to fill in for their one local host when they’re on vacation (often the host is the station owner), so … Continue reading →

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Sequestration – that’s one of the main …

Sequestration – that’s one of the main reasons “big oil” is supporting Cap and Trade. They’ll be able to sell on the CO2 market since they use CO2 extensively to inject it into old oil fields to sustain pressure in … Continue reading →

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Beck lands on LA finally – on Salem’s K…

Beck lands on LA finally – on Salem’s KRLA-AM. It will be carried live, which is 6-9 AM Pacific time – “morning drive”. Salem mostly carries only its own syndicated hosts, plus Savage. Salem has probably resisted Beck since some … Continue reading →

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