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The EIA in the US is predicting that shale oil production will start falling in april because not enough new wells are being brought online to offset declines. Peak shale oil is peak us oil, and peak us oil is peak global oil. Thought US production including shale, ethanol and such was still a long...

Ken's surely right about a Kleptocracy. When a minimum wageslave on a zero hour contract is restricted from getting a second job because that might inconvenience the Dickensian employer, yet Rona Fairhead 'earns' £500k part time for HSBC 'overseeing' compliance, and also works for the BBC 'Trust' fo...

https://medium.com/@NafeezAhmed/death-d ... 5ed9ef5316

Warnings that the North Sea oil industry is “close to collapse”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busin ... 34421.html

My experiences with my dud car were very negative - I was encouraged to complain to the manufacturer by the garage about the need to replace one particular part based on European sale of goods law, and I was slapped down for not showing enough brand loyalty. Something to look up is Briskoda, a very...

As a nod to the original poster I also drive a pickup of the diesel variety and with the 30 to 40 km runs between towns here I have not had problems. G'day The problem up here is that newer European diesels have Diesel Particulate Filters and associated electronics. They are complex and need to be ...

A friend who works in an independent garage reckons current cars have a design life of 6 years... :shock: Apparently one may now drive around in whatever takes one's fancy, warrantied and all, as a hedge against the hideous complexity, after all it's only a few hundred quid a month, on a rolling con...

Tony Blair seeks favourable PR...

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... ion-centre

Good resource here.

http://www.eboladeeply.org/

RenewableCandy wrote:Aaarrgh wrong thread!

Was wondering all day why I was a Devious Fecker.. Kinda disappointed to have this badge of honour withdrawn.

Of course I will cycling home on my electric bike at a fuel cost of about £0.001 /mile. Battery is good for 1,000 recharges and cost £350. It needs recharging every 40 miles. £0.01 /mile Bike will need new tires, chain, lights, saddle, and handle grips at intervals. Say, £50 /year for 2000 miles /y...

Recommended read -

http://www.psandman.com/col/Ebola-3.htm

Grimmest report I've seen so far.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/o ... ease-fight

The apparent optimism is at odds with the latest huge spike in caseload in stats on Wiki to 12000 - which they themselves estimate as understated by a factor of 3.... Attributable to Liberia numbers. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Deceased_per_day_Ebola_2014.png/430px-Decea...

“I’m terrified that the information will be misinterpreted,” said Dr Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general in charge of the Ebola operational response. “This is like saying your pet tiger is under control. This is a very, very dangerous disease. Any transmission change could result in many, man...