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From SwissInfo Nuclear energy debate generates heat Matthew Allen swissinfo.ch November 27, 2009 - 8:54 AM Conflicting proposals to build new atomic power plants in Switzerland have created inevitable fears and divide - not just atoms - but also public opinion. Energy providers Alpiq, Axpo and BKW Energie are bickering about how many new plants should be built and who should run them. But before that happens, they must first convince a...

Quote: Originally Posted by flogger And I've wasted too much time with someone who instead of answering my questions, would rather attempt to smear my integrity for having the audacity to ask them . (A despicable deflective tactic often employed by your side if I may say so). If you cant address my posts constructively then dont address them at all and give us all a break ! I suppose its always far easier to shoot the messenger than deal...

Emerging Stocks, Currencies Decline on Dubai Debt Concern Share Business ExchangeTwitterFacebook| Email | Print | A A A By Bob Chen and Piotr Skolimowski Emerging Stocks, Currencies Decline on Dubai Debt Concern - Bloomberg.com Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Developing-nations’ stocks dropped the most in a month and currencies weakened as Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt drove investors away from higher-yielding assets and commodities...

all this is still moot without forcing the financials to renegotiate the bad loans they knowingly gave out in the first place, and by knowingly i mean selling an ARM to someone they knew full well could never makethe adjusted payments, to me that is selling with intent to defraud as they new in a few years they would get the house back to resell and still be trying to force the money out of all the saps before hand like they are tryingto get...

I'm saying the program hurt what is seems to be a large number of people that would not have even thought about buying a new car if there wasn't an gov incentive, The result is the car repossessions and now no vehicle. The dealers made there money even if the sell the repo, they will make it again, A lt of people are sheepole and easy talked into unsound deals. From what I've e been able to find the [shady dealers] whould not...

Quote: Originally Posted by jfuh It is accurate to state that 80% of the excess GHG's that are responsible for accelerated warming of global warming had been emitted by current industrialized nations. What we do care about is that excess, everything else is in equillibrium - aka carbon neutral. I was questiioning the "totality" of this statement:- Quote: At present 80% of the total GHG in the air were emitted by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fredfredson The way I see it the longer we go the worse the misallocation of resources beomes. More and more of the system is being converted to service the flows of fake money around the system. The way we value productivity and hard resource availability has been seriously compromised. The longer we wait to correct it the fewer tools we have left with which to make the changes. The Tech Bubble, and it's so...

Quote: Originally Posted by jfuh Your first error is that the IPCC does not themselves model, they base their assessments based off of what other's have modeled, that's of little matter to you because you're intent is to progress your agenda that AGW is a farce. You're arguments are all from the Oregon petition, plain and simple. Let's take one simple paragraph here. You still going to pretend that you yourself...

Looks like the original post's prediction will come true, or possibly be exceeded.

Quote: Originally Posted by clownboy This isn't going to be good. The legitimate science, the legitimate concerns are going to get buried in the backlash against those who gilded the lily. The problem with most ideological fanatics: They can't help themselves from engaging in gross exaggeration and boundless hypocrisy. It makes the rational observer wonder "Why do you they feel they have to take part in such ridiculous...