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Originally posted by Nobleone:
My take on it is Peak Oil is it’s not a doomsday theory, its just a peak in the oil supply graph. Oil will not run out ever, there will always be some to find at a price.
…and that change in price should be enough to make alternatives cost…[Read more]

I was a ‘peak oil’ follower until I recently read this article…

http://www.rense.com/general63/staline.htm

… which gives some very reasonable debate material re the abiotic oil argument.

It’s a long read, but I always say that if you don’t read all the facts/theories/ideas etc you really cannot make…[Read more]

Its about Oil Depletion and goes into the real estate logistics so to speak. Really interesting stuff. In fact an eye opener. Its US/Canadian based, but quite…[Read more]

Fern, this is exactly the point the Pollyanna’s are missing.

Even if there were some alternative, viable and cheap energy source. The cost and upheaval to change over,…[Read more]

The reason we only do 340 now is we needed a life[laughing]. 800 was full on.

Its all about location. Our top placed machines do over 20,000 units a year, but its a cut-throat business when it comes to placements. Anything selling under 2400 units a year is unworthy.…[Read more]

Whats your point. I never mentioned coal or nuclear. And yes all sources of energy can be compared. But I don’t think you…[Read more]

An installed solar photovoltaic system will cost you three times the kw/hr cost of on-the-grid electricity over its lifetime of 30 years.

Solar hot water pays for itself in under 10 years.

You wanna pay three time more per kwh? You think thats viable?

I didn’t say we shouldn’t use alternative energies. But they are not a replacement for oil. Oil has an EROEI (energy returned on energy invested) of 50:1. I love to see your figures on solar, I believe it is 1:2. What I’m getting at is there will be a hell of a lot less energy to go around, and at a…[Read more]

How much energy does it take to build a solar energy system[blink], or any system or alternative fuel, what does it cost, and how much energy will it return over its lifetime.
I think you’ll find that at this point Solar is only viable for hot water heating.

Its all very well to…[Read more]

Just need an Aussie one now!!

http://www.bis.org/review/r030918e.pdf

Just need an Aussie one now!!

http://www.bis.org/review/r030918e.pdf

Just my mumblings

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0406/feature5/

“It’s inevitable. But just how soon will the vital fuel become so scarce and expensive that we’re forced to make hard choices about how we live? ”

I’d say in about 18 months, the real crunch will start to be felt!!!

my problem is that people have been saing this for a few years now. the choice is either to go for it or sit back and do nothing. A few years ago I sold property to wait for the supposed plum opportunities that were about to present themselves – talk about regret! Timing the market is a mugs game.

I think you can…[Read more]

I’m keeping a very close eye on the US.
Thats where the financial storm is brewing.
“Get out of debt” before the storm hits, is a very good mantra.

They say things like, “House prices never go down” – Huh – I can remember the last big one, and it wasn’t pretty for a lot of people, especially the high flyers.
I can remember putting money on deposit and earning 25%pa.…[Read more]

Back to the sailing ship maybe[biggrin]

United Arab Emirates are pushing the tourism angle. Seen all their ads for Dubai on TV recently.

I believe one of the big problems with hydrogen is its hard to store and leaks through…[Read more]

Oil will be around for many many years, but at a high cost, maybe above the reach of the…[Read more]

we all need to take responsibility for the world and the forst step is to accept that we already have more than enuf to keep us happy and stop being rabbid…[Read more]

Best you can do, now that you have knowledge and know the serious ramifications is to factor…[Read more]

I found that out when my 50kg BullMastiff ran out the gate chasing a cat across the road into an oncoming car. The dog was fine, the car was written off. My contents insurance covered the lot.

The hard part was not so much the design and getting the site up and running, but getting…[Read more]

Its just part of life here, we had two local shakes over the weekend. I’d be more worried about aussie fires than kiwi earthquakes.

I can’t see them cutting interest rates when the inflationary affects of oil at US$40 per barrel (and still rising) coupled with the falling AUD$ puts the pressure on.

Whether we are heading for a crash at the bottom of the property cliff or a gentle levelling out of the market, the figures show the current boom cannot last beyond the middle of the year.

And who made that rule

It should state that it’s an opinion, not a fact.

Cheers,

Aceyducey

Yeah,…[Read more]

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_04/maund050804.html

The Looming Property Crash
by Clive Maund

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<<In watching the US property bubble expand to its final unsustainable extreme over the past year or so, I have felt rather like that old guy in the…[Read more]

Very true, and with all the winning thats been going on over the last three years, there is going to be one hell of a correction.[biggrin]

So I have no idea what you are referring to.
Its all tax deductible.

I can run seven different business, all as big as the above under different trading names, and still be a sole trader, not a limited…[Read more]

3. crash, collapse — a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Hi Misty, Did you read my post?
Be careful what advice you take.

Regards,

But the real value of companies is how they are treated in terms of expenses:
Indvidual: Earn->Tax->Spend
Comapny: Earn->Spend->Tax

An employee is taxed before they spend a dime of their own money (automatic payroll deduction), but a company can spend as much as it wants (on business expenses) and then is taxed…[Read more]

Who is Henry Kay?

The next boom (this one is definitely…[Read more]