Hurdy Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 HiI'm new to this site and forgive me if this has been posted before.It's just that on TV yesterday during the Terry & Gabby show (for those of you that don't know-very highbrow and very serious topical debate programme :lol: )there was a discussion about the recent blackouts that have disrupted several countries.An expert was wheeled on who quite seriously informed the audience that North Sea gas will run out soon-I think he said eight years-and when it's gone it's gone!We will need an alternative power supply.In view of this,was the invasion of Iraq the first of the oil wars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Oh boy! You started with a corker :D This isn't the sort of subject I like participating in, but Tankus & Moon will love it :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Nah, Iraq is nothing to do with oil. Despite what many will say, the oil is controlled by agreement and ALL the revenue goes to the Iraqis. That's why the vestiges of the Baa'th party are so anxious to sabotage the pipes. It's just to cause unrest. If governments could throw off the grip of the energy companies and subsidise the cost of roof-mounted solar panels for individual homes then we'd all have cheap power. The technology is there, it just takes the will. Each home in the UK would cost around £6,000. The government already gives 50% of installation costs but it's not heavily advertised and the companies that make and install wind turbines are getting a huge fortune out of government subsidies for those. The trouble is that turbine power has to go back into the grid whereas individual solar sites do not. Typical short-sighted bungling mixed with the usual avarice . Take Africa for example. Can you imagine what a dynamic continent it would be if it were run on free sunshine ? Western governments don't want a dynamic Africa, that's why they've still got ox-powered waterwheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Moon forgot to mention it was also about female genitalia preservation too B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Within a Jungian framework that's all it's about. Muffin. Come to think of it, there's little else I'd fight for. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 you stud you :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 I can't help it if my honesty sounds like bragging. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 LoL it's not that unusual a stance to take Moon sweety. All those American GI's and British squaddies are fighting for a pair of C***s :rolleyes: :Dedit: was this too risque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Bad boy. I'll accept 'moon sweaty' if you learn how to spell 'camels'. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Fireball Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 will you settle for 'Cat' :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 The original subject has now been left behind. First of all welcome to the forum Hurdy. I recently heard that due to better drilling techniques, it is now possible to drill much further sideways in the North Sea, reaching previously unavailable supplies, which could not have been reached before, as they were not large enough to warrant new wells being sunk vertically. Evidently the North Sea will be producing for some time yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 France and Britain have signed a power-sharing agreement but Eurosceptics and Francophobes need not march in protest.The accord - the first of its kind in Europe - allows the two countries to share electricity instantly, if the power grid on either side of the Channel is threatened by the kind of catastrophic shutdown witnessed in Italy and North America in recent months.The Indpendent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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