Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Murder of Antonio Ferrigno
December 28th, 2009Update 2: 1/1/2010: Trying to Get Reuters to Cover It I sent Reuters a note, letting them know about this and how there’s no mainstream coverage of the story in English. —End Update— Update 1: Cryptogon Reader Contributes English Translation of the Story Below: Thanks Domi: Murdered inhabitant of Rijswijk appears to be nuclear physicist […]
Naudin Confirms Some of Steorn’s Claims
December 28th, 2009No generator coils yet, but this is very interesting. Via: JNL Labs: A reversal of the polarity of the coils does not change the direction of rotation, When the rotor is manually braked, the supply current in the toroidal coils remains constant, There is no counter electromotive force (Back EMF) induced in the stator coils […]
Soviet Era Gas Drilling Mishap Resulted in Giant Pit That Has Been Burning Since 1971
December 28th, 2009Here’s one for your Cap and Trade file folder: More: Derweze
GULF OIL STATES LAUNCHING SINGLE CURRENCY
December 16th, 2009I’ll believe it when I see it. Anyway, maybe it will be backed by this thing: Via: Telegraph: The Arab states of the Gulf region have agreed to launch a single currency modelled on the euro, hoping to blaze a trail towards a pan-Arab monetary union swelling to the ancient borders of the Ummayad Caliphate. […]
Is the “Wonga” Running Out for Africa’s Mercenaries?
December 7th, 2009Via: Reuters: Africa’s infamous “dogs of war” may still be going strong, but it seems the rewards of the mercenary life aren’t quite what they used to be. Only this month, Britain’s Simon Mann won a pardon for his part in a foiled 2004 coup attempt on Equatorial Guinea, an old-style adventure whose glittering prize […]
Large Petroleum Products Market Participants Storing Distillates at Sea, Distorting the Demand Picture
December 3rd, 2009I like one of the comments on the source page: “You won’t see any boats loaded with gold stuck in the ocean.” HAR! Via: Globe and Mail / Reuters: Oil product tankers idling in quiet waters of the world’s oceans are unlikely to move on until well into 2010 when more refinery shutdowns could curb […]
“The climate conference in Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet.”
November 20th, 2009Global Warming “Tricks” and “Blips”
November 20th, 2009UPDATE: Searchable CRU Email Archive —End Update— Via: WattsUpWithThat: From: Phil Jones To: ray bradley ,mann@xxxxx.xxx, mhughes@xxxx.xxx Subject: Diagram for WMO Statement Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:31:15 +0000 Cc: k.briffa@xxx.xx.xx,t.osborn@xxxx.xxx Dear Ray, Mike and Malcolm, Once Tim’s got a diagram here we’ll send that either later today or first thing tomorrow. I’ve just completed […]
Chevron Sued for Billions After Poisoning Waterways in Ecuador; One of the Largest Environmental Damage Cases in History
November 17th, 2009Via: Sydney Morning Herald: Tens of thousands of Amazonians are suing Chevron, the American oil company, for poisoning their waterways in what is billed as one of the biggest environmental cases in history. The Ecuadorean claimants said the company illegally dumped toxic waste from its oil production, which filtered into the lakes used by thousands […]
U.S. Army Opens New Ground-Vehicle Energy Research Lab in Michigan
November 17th, 2009What does all of this mean for GM? I have no idea. But if something really, really strange happens, it might make much more sense in hindsight. I’m going to quote from Blank Spots on the Map again: The Manhattan Project, a project lasting roughly five years from start to finish, had cost $2.3 billion […]
