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Why Americas Future & The Electric Train Are Inherently Linked

June 24th, 2009 No Comments

The electric train represents a significant factor in the “greening” and self sufficiency of America. With much of the country connected to rail networks freight can be moved with great ease and far more importantly by electric locomotives. Electric trains have all their torque available all of this time, one of the primary advantages of the electric motor, therefore they can pull more cargo per motor. All the necessary rolling stock already exists, much of the track is in place and therefore the only intial cost for freight would be new engines. If the power for these trains is generated by wind farms and solar power plants you will see a rapid reduction in emissions and gasoline usage.

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What caused the crash, who should go to prison and how to fix this mess

April 6th, 2009 No Comments

This article could have so many titles:
 
Whose to Blame?
 
Why are the wrong people being blames?
 
The one reform the market desperately requires?
 
Where was the free market watchdog? No not the SEC……
 
Why are the rating agencies not owning responsibility for their mess?
 
Should AIG and Madoffs investors be allowed to sue the Rating Agencies?
 
Who owns the Rating [...]

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World Shift (relocated from another of my blogs, written 12/21/2007

February 19th, 2009 No Comments

The world stands at the edge of a cataclysmic financial abyss, and no i am not talking about the current housing and liquidity crisis, i am talking of something a little further away and somewhat grayer (excuse the pun).
The financial timebomb that is the graying population of the industrialized world.
We live longer, live better, consume [...]

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Looking Back – Predictions from 07 – did they materialize

November 10th, 2008 No Comments

I am reading through some of the older blogs i have on this site, it is interesting reading as we are now a year on and can look at the accuracy of the predictions:
Tuesday Sept 11th 2007 Banks:Don’t be surprised to see a bank failure or something close spark the next stock market crash, QIV [...]

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SIV's rear their ugly head agin in the most unexpected of places

November 10th, 2008 No Comments

SIV’s are blamed by many as the cause of the current economic crisis. With companies placing undesirable assets off their balance sheets they could report profits and other good news whilst hiding the truth. Thus today i was shocked to hear that SIV’s have once again reared their ugly head in the most unusual of [...]

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Oil – Black gold or White Elephant – the Bust that must inevitably come

May 27th, 2008 No Comments

Anyone who listened to this advice would have made a fortune in 2009 – future sight

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Diesel Vrs Hybrid Vrs Petrol Cars – The great deception

November 24th, 2007 No Comments

I love to hear people talking about hybrids and buying them at many thousands of extra dollars! But do these people really understand what they are doing.
a) MPG from EPA. To calculate the fuel economy of a vehicle in the US to the best of my knowledge the EPA uses a rolling road and essentially [...]

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World Shift

November 24th, 2007 No Comments

The world stands at the edge of a cataclysmic financial abyss, and no i am not talking about the current housing and liquidity crisis, i am talking of something a little further away and somewhat grayer (excuse the pun).
The financial timebomb that is the graying population of the industrialized world.
We live longer, live better, consume [...]

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We have survived the Cold War and Nuclear threat, but will we survive the Gray Bomb, the most dangerous threat to the USA

November 24th, 2007 No Comments

The world stands at the edge of a cataclysmic financial abyss, and no i am not talking about the current housing and liquidity crisis, i am talking of something a little further away and somewhat grayer (excuse the pun). Although the drop to 12800 is 1200 off the high, nearly 10% as i predicted back [...]

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We have survived the Cold War and Nuclear threat, but will we survive the Gray Bomb, the most dangerous threat to the USA

November 22nd, 2007 No Comments

The world stands at the edge of a cataclysmic financial abyss, and no i am not talking about the current housing and liquidity crisis, i am talking of something a little further away and somewhat grayer (excuse the pun). Although the drop to 12800 is 1200 off the high, nearly 10% as i predicted back [...]

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