tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post5920072865912976493..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: August 30 2011: Europe squanders its last shred of credibilityIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77312411182827650822011-09-02T22:45:25.730-04:002011-09-02T22:45:25.730-04:00Robert1's requests for detail:
1) topsoil
2) ...Robert1's requests for detail:<br /><br />1) topsoil<br />2) reforestation<br />3) fossil fuels, natural gas<br />4) alternative energies, EROEI, etc.<br /><br />......................<br /><br />1) topsoil: I'll get to it over the weekend<br />2) reforestation: maybe tomorrow<br />3) natural gas: see below<br />4) solar PV: done for now; see posts above<br /><br />......................<Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82591679649366720902011-09-02T20:22:53.005-04:002011-09-02T20:22:53.005-04:00Nassim: "This plant in California is being bu...Nassim: "This plant in California is being built for PV rather than Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) because the US needs the electricity to meet peak demand for air-conditioning. The selling-price of electricity during peak-demand periods (early afternoon in the summer) is so high that it offsets the low prices at other times of the day and other seasons. CSP remains the preferred option for Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15578879123392260322011-09-02T18:18:50.355-04:002011-09-02T18:18:50.355-04:00the bit "worth noting" is quoted from Wi...the bit "worth noting" is quoted from WikipediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9110862679196796562011-09-02T18:12:22.690-04:002011-09-02T18:12:22.690-04:00Worth noting: In countries with high infant morta...Worth noting: In countries with high infant mortality rates, the life expectancy at birth is highly sensitive to the rate of death in the first few years of life. Because of this sensitivity to infant mortality, simple life expectancy at age zero can be subject to gross misinterpretation, leading one to believe that a population with a low overall life expectancy will necessarily have a small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9545242306120449202011-09-02T17:25:14.791-04:002011-09-02T17:25:14.791-04:00Alan2102,
Thank you for the links to PV developme...Alan2102,<br /><br />Thank you for the links to PV developments.<br /><br />While I do not wish to dispute the fact that the cost of these modules is dropping fast, I would like to point out the distinction made between the requirements of the USA and that of the rest of the world. <br /><br />This plant in California is being built for PV rather than Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) because the USNassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49947133761069409232011-09-02T14:47:09.264-04:002011-09-02T14:47:09.264-04:00[...continued from last...]
As for crude oil EROE...[...continued from last...]<br /><br />As for crude oil EROEI: I'm sure it varies; typical range is 11-18 ( http://netenergy.theoildrum.com/node/467/ )<br /><br />Much more significant than static figures, however, is the trajectory. PVs have been gaining for decades, with no end in sight. Oil has been declining for decades, with no end in sight. It is not so much where you are, as where you Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49007214906346135662011-09-02T14:43:22.141-04:002011-09-02T14:43:22.141-04:00DIYer: "these sources are growing rapidly but...DIYer: "these sources are growing rapidly but so far solar does not provide the advantages you claim above."<br /><br />In good time, in good time.<br /><br />You know, I really can't afford to spend full-time writing educational posts on TAE, since my Masters just cut my pay from $25 per post to $5. Bummer!<br /><br />DIYer: "as you know these energy sources are only good whenAlan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76412818500226640512011-09-02T12:49:20.084-04:002011-09-02T12:49:20.084-04:00@Jack The Armenians, while they have always had a ...@Jack The Armenians, while they have always had a recognizable "Armenia", have also survived and prospered for many centuries in an extensive diaspora.<br /><br />In particular, here in the States they have been able to make noise about the Turkish genocide all out of proportion to their numbers, and more than once when the government was trying to make nice with Turkey.<br /><br />And Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58729449201077985892011-09-02T12:41:36.885-04:002011-09-02T12:41:36.885-04:00New post upNew post upA moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781603464098140542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87026284979499378532011-09-02T11:59:19.214-04:002011-09-02T11:59:19.214-04:00@IMN Harvesting my first dried beans. Cultivar &qu...@IMN Harvesting my first dried beans. Cultivar "Jacob's Cattle" (they're spotted.)<br /><br />The "original" seedstock was a birthday gift from the Passamaquoddy tribe to the first Mainiac of European ancestry.<br /><br />I'll have to weigh to be sure, but it looks like a 20 to 1 bean return on beans invested.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58798380898339927182011-09-02T11:33:33.255-04:002011-09-02T11:33:33.255-04:00Robert1: "not having Universal health coverag...Robert1: "not having Universal health coverage makes health care very cheap."<br /><br />Like in the U.S.? $8000 per capita is "very cheap"?<br /><br />These numbers are for healthcare spending society-wide, the whole system.<br /><br />Robert1 "of course they do not have bloodsucking squid health insurance providers. That of course keeps cost down too."<br /><br />Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52865975214305543942011-09-02T10:55:38.132-04:002011-09-02T10:55:38.132-04:00DIYer
For the moment people are very comfortable ...DIYer <br />For the moment people are very comfortable with oil and gas.<br />I am doing research on geothermal and over there the price for the installation of the system is very expensive <br />Around $30,000 for a small home <br />that's installation and machineryJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88451116310199903192011-09-02T10:52:12.722-04:002011-09-02T10:52:12.722-04:00davefairtex
Your comment was captured by the blog...davefairtex<br /><br />Your comment was captured by the blogspot spam monster and put in its spam cage. When we saw it, we released it back to the wild.<br /><br />Other than using unapproved html code beyond font styles and linking, we have no idea why the spam monster does what it does.A moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781603464098140542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85498731358279270862011-09-02T10:49:59.491-04:002011-09-02T10:49:59.491-04:00Hi Ash
Thanks for that post
You say that Euro,Ye...Hi Ash <br />Thanks for that post <br />You say that Euro,Yen,Gold were traditionally safe and there will be a flight from those assets into USD.<br />We don't know how much gold will fall and it is anyone's guess .<br />I am not an economist but they would be able to say how much the Euro,Yen will fall.<br />How about the Canadian dollar now it is a touch above the USD.<br />Would you Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1049989613840165152011-09-02T10:44:27.788-04:002011-09-02T10:44:27.788-04:004) ".. meanwhile, alternative energies are gr...<i>4) ".. meanwhile, alternative energies are growing exponentially and becoming MUCH more economically viable, even compelling, with high EROEI and great ROI"<br /><br />Yes, these sources are growing rapidly but so far solar does not provide the advantages you claim above. And, as you know these energy sources are only good when the wind blows and the sun shines. Do you have good Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81213140016924537872011-09-02T10:32:47.850-04:002011-09-02T10:32:47.850-04:00I believe, In the early years of the Chinese Revol...I believe, In the early years of the Chinese Revolution there was health care for all, it was introduced in 1949. <br /><br />Beijing's initiated the "pay as you go" policy, for the new market friendly China in the 90's, I believe. Along with mass privatization programs of health care and other industries. <br /><br />When China took the road of capitalism it polarized - SecularAnimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391479249569818914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91721282663804697862011-09-02T10:29:44.567-04:002011-09-02T10:29:44.567-04:00davefairtex,
"Do you have a theory to explai...davefairtex,<br /><br />"Do you have a theory to explain why gold reacts up to default news now, but didn't before?"<br /><br />The closest thing I have to a theory about short-term market movements is Elliot Wave Theory (popularized by Prechter), which of course includes consideration of various technical indicators. Prechter also makes clear that the market is never reacting to Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70061810998775471792011-09-02T10:29:35.718-04:002011-09-02T10:29:35.718-04:00Alan2102
First, when I said that China's life...Alan2102<br /><br />First, when I said that China's life expectancy lay near the world median, that median number **included** Africa and Afghanistan. So I was NOT skewing any averages. ( And BTW, that is not how I operate. I DO NOT manipulate statistics deceitfully to make a point and resent the implication). I did give the number of the lowest African country. The point of giving the el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83532698927791022542011-09-02T10:26:19.634-04:002011-09-02T10:26:19.634-04:00@Board In defense of Alan, if he is not an experie...@Board In defense of Alan, if he is not an experienced 'grower', it would be easy to be taken in. There are plenty of snakeoil salesfolk out there that claim their magic methods will accumulate 2.x centimeters (an inch) of topsoil per year.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure the Holistic Management International people believe what they're saying.<br /><br />It's unfortunate that the Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25372679871463672892011-09-02T09:58:47.777-04:002011-09-02T09:58:47.777-04:00Hi Frank
I don't know what you are referring ...Hi Frank <br />I don't know what you are referring to maybe you can explain this a bit more <br />Thanks<br />Since we are on the subject of Armenian's did you know that we were on those lands more than anyone else and there is archaeological proof for this.<br />Abraham and Noah were from Ancient Armenia<br />We were not called Armenian's but we were the same peopleJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61008074354963065852011-09-02T09:52:56.086-04:002011-09-02T09:52:56.086-04:00@Jack, I've know several Armenian-Americans. Y...@Jack, I've know several Armenian-Americans. You are underestimating them. It's un-PC to put it this way, but they have spent the last 1200 years studying the Jews and taking notes.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53732866579415324982011-09-02T09:35:21.437-04:002011-09-02T09:35:21.437-04:00Alan2102 said: "Even more stunning is that C...Alan2102 said: "Even more stunning is that China was able to achieve that L.E. so cheaply; as I pointed out, less than 4% of U.S. health spending. That's phenomenal efficiency."<br /><br />I expect, like El G. that the main reason for increasing life expectancy is better nutrition.<br /><br />Yes, they do it so very cheaply. According to native Chinese friends in mainland China Biologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75448149425751106392011-09-02T08:29:03.363-04:002011-09-02T08:29:03.363-04:00El G: "China's life expectancy falls quit...El G: "China's life expectancy falls quite close to the world median... If you eliminate Africa and Afghanistan..."<br /><br />Why would one eliminate them? To skew the data in favor of a desired thesis? Developmentally, China WAS Africa, not long ago -- and that is the point. The numbers are most meaningful in relative terms.<br /><br />El G: "To call China's number &Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62166524777958170662011-09-02T08:20:01.993-04:002011-09-02T08:20:01.993-04:00See that gold is up today by 35 dollars and I was ...See that gold is up today by 35 dollars and I was saying that it is going to go up higher before it drops.<br />The things is this time I got it right and there were many times I was wrong so I would not be able to play the market with this strategy.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28418647431682703682011-09-02T07:54:53.590-04:002011-09-02T07:54:53.590-04:00Blogger Robert 1 said...
"1)topsoil is easy ...Blogger Robert 1 said...<br /><br /><i>"1)topsoil is easy to regenerate"<br /><br />Really, as a grower for many years I believe this to be total BS! Please provide well documented links to this. BTW do you have a farm background? If so, please provide a description of how much topsoil you have regenerated.</i><br /><br />I agree with you Robert1. The assumptions were so ludicrous I didogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.com