Posted on 06/30/2013 8:31:23 AM PDT by texas booster
It occurred to me that innovations in usage of oil and gas energy and storage of the produced energy might be the real breakthroughs of the not too distant future. But I can’t see humanity ignoring all of that readily available fuel just sitting there under our feet. That is not a path that will be taken.
In today’s United States, being a stand alone person that tries not to be a burden on anyone, it can seem like we’re in fairly lonesome territory.
There are all sorts of programs to entice us off this plateau. By the very definition it seems to me there can’t be any to help to keep us here, but you would think there wouldn’t be so many efforts that seem to hinder our ability to stay here.
Perhaps it’s too simplistic of an explanation but the old saw ‘misery loves company’ comes to mind in regard to the Progressive’s obsession with dragging everyone down.
92% of the UK is white European. This idea we are swamped with immigrants is somewhat of an exaggeration, although I agree there are too many and I and the other British freepers oppose high and unrestricted immigration.
In the rank and file, I think that has something to do with it.
From above, it’s all about control.
Thanks for the mention. The articles I see seemed to indicate a much broader problem.
I will say though, that it sure seems that 9% wields a lot of power doesn’t it. The Sharia Law demands come to mind.
8% is non white, but most of that is black British or Sikh, Hindu, Asian. Just 4% is Muslim.
Sikh, Hindu, and Asian haven’t proven to be any problem. They observe their rituals and leave others alone. It’s the Islamic person who antagonized everyone else.
Sorry, but that’s the case. It just doesn’t work...
That number sounds believable, but I haven't found decent data to back it up. But for comparison, look at the well known Bakken.
How much oil? {raising Bakken system oil recovery estimate}
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3038120/posts
...current 24-billion boe recovery estimate...
...oil in-place estimate of 577 billion boe.
Last year the company raised that in-place estimate to 903 billion boe without increasing the recovery estimate, leaving others to speculate based on whatever recovery rate they chose to apply.
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