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To: tejek who wrote (272934)	2/8/2006 4:34:54 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1588483

Sweden won't need oil after the Muslims burn down their cities

To: tejek who wrote (272934)	2/8/2006 4:36:15 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1588483

A survey of the record shows that when it comes to free trips, Democrats have more to hide, and more to lose, than Republicans. . nationalreview.com

To: tejek who wrote (272934)	2/8/2006 4:58:54 PM
From: AK2004	Respond to of 1588483

re: <i.without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. does that mean that they are going to build only old design (old generation) unsafe nuclear plants from now on? Or perhaps they are going to rely on their neighbors nuclear plants. 'Cause it would be hard to produce all those hydrogen cells using windmills only. -AK

To: tejek who wrote (272934)	2/8/2006 6:53:32 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1588483

re: Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years - without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. The attempt by the country of 9 million people to become the world's first practically oil-free economy is being planned by a committee of industrialists, academics, farmers, car makers, civil servants and others, who will report to parliament in several months. Exactly what we should be doing here... with decent leadership, a Jack Kennedy or an Eisenhower, we could be on the same pragmatic path. Isn't Taro from Sweden? Is that why they kicked him out? re: Last week George Bush surprised analysts by saying that the US was addicted to oil and should greatly reduce imports from the Middle East. The US now plans a large increase in nuclear power. And then they back-peddled, when SA said "What?!". I've always thought there might be an unwritten multi-administration deal with Saudi Arabia (and maybe other OPEC countries) that the US wouldn't push the conservation button as long as they would turn the spigots up at our request. And that would have made some (realpolitik) sense with oil between $15 and $30 a barrel, and a relatively stable ME. Now? Any number of ME flash points could send us into a severe oil crisis, even cartoons for Christ's sakes. With 4.5% of the worlds population and 25% of the world's consumption it's a glaring weakness... we are at their mercy. Bush keep talking about "protecting us". Shit, protecting us from what? A Nuke in Manhattan wouldn't change our way of life all that much. A multi-year oil crisis would bring us to our knees... we would probably never recover. John