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by BrandNewGuy
18 Jan 2013, 16:06
Forum: News
Topic: Companies going bankrupt/into administration
Replies: 895
Views: 162911

emordnilap wrote:
BrandNewGuy wrote:
emordnilap wrote:A touristy thingy without a caff? Unheard of.
BTW, BNG: you're a bit of a lurker, aren't you? :wink:
I am :-) Been reading the Forum regulalrly for a year or so. Fascinated by the subject of peak oil, no-growth economy and the non-industrial future. Hope to contribute some more...
by BrandNewGuy
18 Jan 2013, 15:34
Forum: News
Topic: Companies going bankrupt/into administration
Replies: 895
Views: 162911

emordnilap wrote:A touristy thingy without a caff? Unheard of.
It's the cafe and shop on Machynlleth High St that are closing, not the excellent cafe and shop in the centre itself. Big shame, though...
by BrandNewGuy
06 Jul 2012, 17:25
Forum: News
Topic: Heinburg's Peak denial + Monbiot's We were wrong on Peak Oil
Replies: 48
Views: 10518

The received wisdom is that people buy newspaper for 'name' columnists. Not that people buy newspapers any more... and FWIW, The Guardian's defender of the low-paid, Polly Toynbee, earned £106,000 p.a. in 2009.

BrandNewGuy
by BrandNewGuy
06 Jul 2012, 11:17
Forum: News
Topic: Heinburg's Peak denial + Monbiot's We were wrong on Peak Oil
Replies: 48
Views: 10518

RalphW wrote:
Lord Beria3 wrote:Actually I think that Monbiot is correct.

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Monbiot has taken it as gospel.

His liberal arts education is coming shining through :cry:
To be fair to Monbiot, he studied Zoology at Oxford - not, perhaps, a 'hard' science, but at least it wasn't PPE ;-)

BrandNewGuy

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