tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post1526284137574459956..comments2023-11-02T06:14:55.334-07:00Comments on United World: Defying the system of economicsC.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-12156372788660017702008-04-06T23:13:00.000-07:002008-04-06T23:13:00.000-07:00Great point Average American, I couldn't agree wit...Great point Average American, I couldn't agree with you more. If you read some of my older posts, you'll see that I've pretty much said the same thing since I started blogging.<BR/><BR/>There are much, much more serious things happening in the world today that require attention from the int'l community (look at the post above this one on Sri Lanka)than the climate change hysteria.<BR/><BR/>BTW, its good to see that you're back, AA.C.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-87045639769676094212008-04-06T18:26:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:26:00.000-07:00Global warming has been around since before man fi...Global warming has been around since before man first invented fire. Earth's oceans were 500 feet lower than they are right now about 8000 years ago. That pretty much wipes out the idea that we are the biggest cause of it. Besides, the end of the world is coming in 4 more years, right?!Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-56704960012142859492008-04-05T14:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T14:32:00.000-07:00The secretary general in the global warming (or ap...The secretary general in the global warming (or apparently, cooling) article is one of those climate crisis proponents that ultimatately proves the hysteria wrong himself, so those of us who disagree with the notion that humans are not entirely responsible for global warming can simply sit back and watch. <BR/><BR/>You mentioned hurricanes. After Katrina, we were hearing that Global warming was heating up the oceans and would produce more hurricanes, then we hear that climate change is actually preventing hurricanes from forming. The same goes with global temps. If its getting hotter, the alarmists blame climate change, and if it gets cooler, they also blame climate change. Its as if they are trying to have it both ways.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I have no doubt that the earth has gotten warmer. But is there really anything we can do about and, it seems there are a lot more questions than answers about how the earth's climate fluctuates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-82820722944983013482008-04-05T14:07:00.000-07:002008-04-05T14:07:00.000-07:00Here's another interesting article about the suppl...Here's another interesting <A HREF="http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2008/04/02/oil_supplies_up_gas_down_during_week/2130/" REL="nofollow">article</A> about the supply of oil and the fuel inventories. It says that oil is up, but gas is down slightly (although in the upper average range).C.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-91373056471318866862008-04-05T14:01:00.000-07:002008-04-05T14:01:00.000-07:00First off, the article I linked to talks about the...First off, the article I linked to talks about the prediction that global temperatures will be cooling this year. Obviously, that is what the thermometers are telling us. The global warming crowd will try and spin this into a "la nina" event (which it could be) but this only proves that human beings do not know as much about how the earth's climate works, as I have said on this blog many, many times. At the end, of '06, there were some predictions suggesting that '07 would be the warmest year on record, and obviously, it was not. My point was that the predictions are frequently changing, and often contradicting what we were hearing about at first.<BR/><BR/>As for fuel supply, there is no oil shortage. OPEC recently <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL3066671520080330?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews" REL="nofollow">decided</A> they would not increase output because they would be trying to meet a demand that does not exist. China is a country of a billion and a half people that is expanding faster than it can develop, so yes, they will have fuel shortages as thousands of cars are added to the road every day. World demand though (including the US) seems to be going down, and the actions being taken by oil producing nations seem to back that up. And yes, gas inventories may be dipping, but they are still above average here in the US.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you that someone needs to fix the falling dollar (although I'm not sure how), because yes, that is definitely a factor in rising oil prices, as you pointed out. However, a sinking dollar should not be pushing prices up to $112 per barrel. In the end, I'd say that speculators and the media are also playing a role in the economic situation. <BR/><BR/>But think about this...oil hit almost $112 a few weeks ago, and gas prices here hit $3.47. Oil dips $10 dollars, a report comes out that people are driving less, then prices go up even higher, the highest yet in fact.C.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02870558780736700523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650981621538679168.post-19807796657895659792008-04-05T11:52:00.000-07:002008-04-05T11:52:00.000-07:00Your economic assumptions are incorrect: fuel supp...Your economic assumptions are incorrect: fuel supplies are not up, oil production is not strong, and demand for petroleum products is not going down - if you look past the US and see the global picture. There are gas lines in China, as an example. And the Tata Nano. Also, there are other factors in play, most notably that fuel futures are tied to the strength or weakness of the dollar; if the dollar weakens, investors get out of dollars and get into petroleum energy, boosting the oil price. So if you want someone to "fix" this, you can start by finding someone to fix the sagging dollar. <BR/><BR/>On another subject, doesn't the "global warming is a crock" ref you give actually say exactly the opposite? Not that I disagree with your conclusion: energy efficiency is the answer, or at least the obvious start.WriTerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042674444682691noreply@blogger.com