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2005-09-04 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by ed 2005-09-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Quoting RAND can be as bad as relying on CNN.

better info on this at: http://ww2.scripps.com/cgi-bin/archives/denver.pl?DBLIST=rm05&DOCNUM=20000

Posted by mhw 2005-09-04 00:16|| 2005-09-04 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Has everyone forgotten about the untapped oil "gold mine" in Alaska? Oh but wait, that's right we don't want to upset the wildlife.

Posted by Soliderwife Robin 2005-09-04 00:21|| 2005-09-04 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 A much bigger prize could be obtained with the conversion of high sulfur coal to fuel oils. The US has such vast quantities of HSC that it could meet our energy needs for several hundred years. However, the problem lies in removing the sulfur to produce cleaner-burning fuel.

The solution to this might be in engineered bacteria(s) that could process vast amounts of coal overnight in several ways.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-04 00:33|| 2005-09-04 00:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't know about the "reveals" part. I worked on a project in the early '80's that tapped some of this oil. I remember the $30 a barrel figure from back then. More old news.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-09-04 07:30|| 2005-09-04 07:30|| Front Page Top

#5 ..Actually, Brer's comment has a point in it I'm not sure if anyone else noticed. If the oil companies knew in the 80s that the stuff was profitable - not viable, not break-even, but profitable - at $30+/bbl, that tells me that (at least) the oil company involved here has made a long-range decision that oil will never go back that low, and is planning accordingly.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-09-04 09:33|| 2005-09-04 09:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Ima hope engineered bacteria(s) Knot robots?

/stand in/ ship shot

Posted by Ulack Shelet9404 2005-09-04 11:17|| 2005-09-04 11:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Bah. Alberta oil sand petroleum is running at $12/barrel extraction cost.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-09-04 15:13|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-09-04 15:13|| Front Page Top

#8 thirty dollars in the 80's isn't 30 dollars today.

Posted by Mark E. 2005-09-04 15:40|| 2005-09-04 15:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Me too US. Bacteria is the way to go. Them little tiny robots can go turin on 'ya at any moment.

Posted by Mona Gorilla 2005-09-04 17:24|| 2005-09-04 17:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Saw a Discovery docu on those oil sand.They have soe massive operations under way.

Posted by raptor 2005-09-04 17:25|| 2005-09-04 17:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Yeah but a good Cigar is a Cigar.

Posted by Mona Gorilla 2005-09-04 18:42|| 2005-09-04 18:42|| Front Page Top

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