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To: russet who wrote (6399)	1/7/2007 7:59:33 PM
From: Condor	Respond to of 30233

car purchases relative to truck purchases has been increasing. The average buyer is already opting for increased energy efficiency. fayerwayer.com Good luck to them!

To: russet who wrote (6399)	1/7/2007 8:55:08 PM
From: teevee	Respond to of 30233

....Copper is showing signs of fatigue.... Thats not all....has a 20% correction just begun? When the tide goes out, all the boats go down....and for everyone else, if you don't believe me, ask russet. stockcharts.com

To: russet who wrote (6399)	1/7/2007 9:05:55 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 30233

"The average buyer is already opting for increased energy efficiency" The average buyer is an idiot. SUVs are far more energy efficient, actually make far more financial sense to own than a car does. The reason is quite simple. People have to carry stuff in their cars. People with SUVs make far far fewer trips per day than do car owners who must go back and forth, back and forth all day long to move their purchases from the stores to their homes plus any other things they must carry or hire someone to carry for them at real additional expense. I'm really sick and tired of people dissing SUVS when cars are the real offenders. If everyone owned an SUV the amount of traffic on the roads would be cut in half easily. Lets not forget that besides carrying more stuff and therefore driving less miles, SUVS carry more people. Yes...cars should be banned entirely IMO. Two sides to every story but in reality the anti-SUV crowd is really out to lunch and many of them are in the hospital after an SUV runs over their DUMB car:

To: russet who wrote (6399)	1/7/2007 9:36:40 PM
From: Land Shark	Respond to of 30233

>The average buyer is already opting for increased energy efficiency. Back that up with statistics... Give links to legit. organization's websites to back up your assertion. >I repeat that many municipalities have been boosting requirements in their building codes for insulation and energy efficiencies in new home and renovation construction. Give some example jurisdictions where this is happening. Please give some nos. on what magnitude of effect this would have on the Price of Oil and Uranium? Give facts and not supposition. Otherwise it's all HOT AIR.

To: russet who wrote (6399)	1/7/2007 10:16:03 PM
From: insitusands	Respond to of 30233

Russet, I absolutely agree with the fact that as energy costs increase, the market, society etc. will respond with efforts to become more efficient and that headway will be made thereby. I'm quite sure that most if not all on this thread would agree. However, there are two implied assumptions in your discussion. One, that the world can become more energy efficient faster than the rate at which crude oil production depletes. (Although I see no discussion on this thread re: peak oil, it is THE backdrop that makes U308 such a compelling story. If there were no legitimate fear of a permanent drop in crude production, there would be much less interest in these companies. Yes I know the uranium story is powerful in its own right but it is still heavily and positively influenced by peak oil. I'm assuming therefore that most on this board take it as a given that peak oil is either a reality or bears sufficient study to warrant investing in energy alternatives.) Two, that after the next slowdown, whenever it may occur, all will be fine again (due to decreased energy demand) and a new recovery in economic growth can proceed forthwith which would allow for continued population and/or standard of living growth. Personally, I hope that this is indeed the case but as a believer in peak oil and its concomitant relentless depletion I fear that it is not. Therefore, it will be extremely difficult for the world to consume less energy on a permanent basis, whether it suffers through one recession or many. I'm sure that I need not remind you of the exploding population and rapidly increasing standard of living in Chindia to bolster my point. All this is not to say that a slowdown will not hinder investing in these companies. It probably will and may do so soon. But it won't be long lasting. Unlike the tech boom we are experiencing a true and very powerful paradigm shift. This new paradigm, energy shortage, will influence economic cycles and markets to behave in different ways than they have in the past. When it comes to our personal investing, not to mention our personal life, I think we all must be cognizant of avoiding the old generals mistake of "fighting the last war".