Monday, June 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Creation of Tributary States - Saudi Arabia
"King Aziz granted a concession to Standard Oil, which allowed them to explore for oil in the country's Eastern Province. The joint enterprise eventually became known as the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco). The company granted a loan of £50,000 to the Saudi government and paid it other assorted rental fees and royalty payments. In exchange, Aramco received exclusive rights to mine, produce and export oil from the eastern part of the country, free of Saudi taxes and duties. In 1938, efforts were rewarded with the first discovery of commercial quantities of oil at Dammam Well Number 7, located near Dhahran.
The agreement was modified several times over the years. In 1950, Saudi Arabia and Aramco agreed to a 50-50 profit-sharing arrangement, and a series of agreements between 1973 and 1980 resulted in the Saudis' regaining full control of the company. In 1988, King Fahd issued a royal decree establishing the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, known as Saudi Aramco, to replace Aramco.
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages//frontline/shows/saudi/etc/cron.html#ixzz1PPqn9bzO
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Temperature
Also not the general temperature of the personalities of people you know well. What gets them hot and angry, what gets them hot and wet (more explanation in the chapter about sex)
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Its a Game! They are gambling. Having a good time, then a bad #geopolitics #alexjones
An I talking about soccer? G8, Bilderburg, UN, NATO, NAFTA, Oil companies, mafias,
Prohibition Movement
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/10/137077599/prohibition-speakeasies-loopholes-and-politics
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Cultural Transition Along with Collapse
Monday, June 6, 2011
CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
Egypt’s Uprising Has Link to Marijuana Prohibition
It's about time!
chapter x - imf world bank and economic hitmen
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an intergovernmental organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries, in particular those with an impact on exchange rate and the balance of payments. Its objectives are to stabilize international exchange rates and facilitate development through the encouragement of liberalising economic policies[1] in other countries as a condition of loans, debt relief, and aid.[2] It also offers loans with varying levels of conditionality, mainly to poorer countries. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The IMF’s relatively high influence in world affairs and development has drawn heavy criticism from some sources.[3][4]
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans[2] to developing countries for capital programmes. The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. By law, all of its decisions must be guided by a commitment to promote foreign investment, international trade and facilitate capital investment.[3]
Chapter x - The Fall of the USSR and Western Communism
At the end of WW1, Russia had lost 34% of its population, 32% of its arable land, 54% of their industrial capacity, and 86% of their petroleum production capacity, all from the lost vassals, tributaries, and puppet states such as Azerbaijan, xx, xx, xx. This was the first loss of territory for the Russian empire in over 400 years. Imagine the difficulty of accepting this new reality. Denial and anger must have lasted for a decade. such death, destruction, and anger.
Under Lenin, the Soviet Union became the first country to adopt an administrated planned economy, whereby all production and distribution of goods were directed by a centralized government. The Bolsheviks (or majority) pursue nationalization of industry, centralized distribution, while eliminating the circulation of money, as well as private enterprises and free trade. As it had aggravated a severe economic collapse caused by the war, in 1921, Lenin replaced War Communism with the New Economic Policy (NEP), legalizing free trade and private ownership of smaller businesses. The economy recovered fairly quickly.
In 1941 Lenin announces an new economic policy to restore the nation’s pride and well being. Yet poor harvests leave more than 30 million people near starvation. Through a series of summits and conferences with the US and Britain, they moved forward with what became a century of colonial conquest of oil wealthy middle east. Beginning with Iran, the US, Russia, and Britain, force out the nationalist Reza Shah, who had become cozy with nazi Germany, and replace him with his son Mohammad Reza Shah, who becomes a puppet, allowing the three foreign powers to extract petroleum to support their military expansion, ostensibly done to counter the Germans.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
McCarthyism in Modern America #2012 @maddow
Still cant shake our fear uncertainty and doubt of those who would oppose predatory capitalism
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Was Google #fracking for #geothermal #energy? #2012 #cleanenergy #renewable
Hmmm. Seems like halliburton, big Oil and Gas and Google have something in common
A project that was supposed to show the potential of turning the heat from hot rocks deep in the earth into a clean power source, from a startup backed by Google.org, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures and the Department of Energy, has hit a snag — literally. Geothermal startup AltaRock Energy said yesterday that it has “encountered a number of physical difficulties,” while drilling at a site in Northern California, or as the New York Times put it, the drilling snagged on surface rock formation. As a result, the $17 million drilling project, which started in June, is being suspended indefinitely, the company says.
Is honest fracking debate possible? #2012 #peakoil #kochsuckers Halliburton Loophole,
Fracking: Natural Gas Energy Boon or Public Poison?
COMMENTARY | Fracturing shale rock to release the natural gas inside, called "fracking," is either a great method for extracting new energy from existing resources or an ecological disaster that endangers our drinking water. Or both.
The problem is that there are no clear studies indicating actual harm caused by the process. BusinessWeek points to a New York Times discovery that EPA documents reveal radioactive wastewater being discharged into river basins. Yet the government specifically exempted fracking from the Safe Water Drinking Act as part of the 2005 Energy bill. The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission assured residents that the methane present in their tap water came from naturally occurring processes rather than as a byproduct of fracking, though it's unclear how that was expected to reassure them about flaming tap water.
The only things we know for sure are that fracking uses toxic chemicals, the government is not studying—or at least not releasing information about—the potential dangers, and people are drinking flammable water.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Right Wing #peakoil Deniers Still Exist? Have Fun During #Collapse
From confused
"peak oil" theorists to
confused Congressmen, it's all but
impossible to hear a discussion of US energy policy without hearing
the left's tired refrain: "The United States currently uses 25% of
the world oil production but has only 2% of world reserves." The
left uses this misinformation to argue against domestic oil
drilling, claiming that with only two percent of the world's
reserves, we can't possibly have enough oil in the ground to
matter.
Renewable amd clean energy with #hemp oil to fuel economic recovery, reduce deficit
Honestly, non narcotic strains should be legal across the country
Hemp Fuel For a Better World
Hemp cultivation could potentially produce enough biofuel to replace fossil fuels, easing pollution and global warming problems.
Close the budget deficit with medical marijuana #2012 #hemp
How To Break Into The $1.7 Billion Medical Marijuana Industry
#GE only plan to produce #solar for 80000? USA has 100M households
This is one of the worlds largest companies and this is the best they can do. And the CEO gets a seat next to Obama?
Solar May Be Cheaper Than Fossil, Nuclear Power in Five Years, GE Says
The thin-film panels will be manufactured at a plant that GE intends to open in 2013. The company said in April that the factory will have about 400 employees and make enough panels each year to power about 80,000 homes.
Solar power may be cheaper than electricity generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactors within three to five years because of innovations, said Mark M. Little, the global research director for General Electric Co. (GE)