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Topic: No Hope for a Sensible Energy Policy |
DomusAlbion
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Views: 515
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:06 am Subject: Re: No Hope for a Sensible Energy Policy |
| This situation and soon to be crisis is the direct result of our form of government or in this case non-government. Democracy has failed miserably, especially in the USA, to address long term solutio ... |
Topic: How long before the grid goes down? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 42
Views: 2061
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:56 am Subject: Re: How long before the grid goes down? |
It depends on locale. The Pacific NW of the US and western Canada should be fine. The North East is questionable.
I'm curious, DomusAlbion, what makes the Pac NW and W Canada's position good an ... |
Topic: How long before the grid goes down? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 42
Views: 2061
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:16 am Subject: Re: How long before the grid goes down? |
I know i'm being an ignorant American
Hey, I wasn't poking fun at you. Just being a little silly this morning. |
Topic: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil world) 2 |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 1174
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:12 am Subject: Re: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil worl |
this winter and instead we'll be concentrating on flood control efforts.
Dang.
Ludi, what are your mitigation plans. We live in the flood plane of a fairly narrow valley (1 mile at the ... |
Topic: How long before the grid goes down? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 42
Views: 2061
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:37 am Subject: Re: How long before the grid goes down? |
Outside of America? They have electricity?Yep, more reliable electricity. And a lot live in actual free countries.
Wow! I are smart but I did not know that.
Thanks Vile, you must be loo ... |
Topic: How long before the grid goes down? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 42
Views: 2061
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:50 am Subject: Re: How long before the grid goes down? |
It depends on locale. The Pacific NW of the US and western Canada should be fine. The North East is questionable.
Outside of America? They have electricity?  |
Topic: NBC is refusing to run one of Picken's strongest ads |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 34
Views: 1713
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:27 am Subject: Re: NBC is refusing to run one of Picken's strongest ads |
From Pickens website:
"NBC had re-examined its position and told us they WOULD allow our ad to run in its original form." |
Topic: Can Russia put the US on an oil diet if things heat up? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 13
Views: 658
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:27 pm Subject: Re: Can Russia put the US on an oil diet if things heat up? |
| Russia could put the world on a diet by withholding oil and thereby cause the US to suffer through higher prices as Europe and especially Asia will pay whatever they need to. |
Topic: [Food] Mr. Pea Sheller / Shelling peas. |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 7
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:23 am Subject: Re: [Food] Mr. Pea Sheller / Shelling peas. |
Try these guys out. Both manual and electric models.
http://www.homesteadharvest.com/peasheller.html |
Topic: Do You Have A Home Library? |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 14
Views: 637
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:09 am Subject: Re: Do You Have A Home Library? |
We have a great thread on books. Follow this link:
[url=http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic2616.html][Resources] Books |
Topic: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 32
Views: 1126
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:49 pm Subject: Re: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
I'm close to pulling the trigger on a strictly outside guard dog for the orchard, animals, and crops.
8' steel fence?
Wow.
What I did was surround the orchard on three sides with 6 foot steel ... |
Topic: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 32
Views: 1126
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:47 am Subject: Re: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
| 1. The fence needs to be 8 feet tall. They can jump anything shorter.I've read that some people have success with a shorter fence, if they place an electric wire nose-high on the outside, on the assu ... |
Topic: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 32
Views: 1126
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:37 am Subject: Re: Deer destroyed my Asian pear trees last night |
We've lost a few trees to deer damage but given the high deer population in our area we've done alright. I recommend two things:
1. The fence needs to be 8 feet tall. They can jump anything short ... |
Topic: [Food] Production - Trees |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 532
Views: 78282
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:27 am Subject: Re: [Food] Production - Trees |
First Fruits.
The orchard is in its third year and we're getting some fruit. Here is a picture of our earliest apples. They come from a Russian apple tree named the Lubsk Queen. The apples are ... |
Topic: Tough pants suggestions |
DomusAlbion
Replies: 11
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:35 am Subject: Re: Tough pants suggestions |
| Carhartt brand jeans are some of the best. They are made with heavier denim called duck and you can get them with doubled fabric in the areas that wear more like the knees and the front of the thighs ... |
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