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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; oil</title>
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		<title>Getting Drunk with Oilfield Trash</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/getting-drunk-with-oilfield-trash/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/getting-drunk-with-oilfield-trash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in an airport lounge yesterday and got to chatting with a member of the self-described &#8220;oilfield trash&#8221; who was bound for Lagos, and then for an FPSO in the Gulf of Guinea. These are rough and ready &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/14/getting-drunk-with-oilfield-trash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Armies of the Obsolete</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/04/armies-of-the-obsolete/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/04/armies-of-the-obsolete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light and infrared targeting devices for games. (Photo by Rob Stradling &#124; website) Al Qaeda technicians have apparently pioneered the use of electronics in old SEGA game cartridges for bomb detonators. A smaller precedent than the use of the airliner &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/04/armies-of-the-obsolete/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Energy Policy Emerging</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/12/comprehensive-energy-policy-emerging/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/12/comprehensive-energy-policy-emerging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBDPerhaps we are making progress.]]></description>
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		<title>Anders Aslund on the Russian Economy</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/03/anders-aslund-on-the-russian-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/03/anders-aslund-on-the-russian-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After forcefully savaging the Russian invasion of Georgia, controversial Swedish economist Anders Aslund lays out ten reasons he expects an impending economic collapse in Russia. Each point is sound, although some are more problematic than others. Particularly cogent are the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/03/anders-aslund-on-the-russian-economy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Evolving McCain</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/29/evolving-mccain/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/29/evolving-mccain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cited Victor Davis Hanson&#8217;s NRO post earlier in an easy defense of Palin, but there&#8217;s another point therein worth mention: Palin as agent of change for McCain, personally. On energy, [Sarah Palin] will either blunt McCain&#8217;s unreasonable opposition to &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/29/evolving-mccain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defund Our Enemies</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/21/defund-our-enemies/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/21/defund-our-enemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBDI have long thought this was the most cogent argument for energy independence. We must stop the transfer of our wealth to those folks who want to do us harm..]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty of Anwar</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/14/the-beauty-of-anwar/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/14/the-beauty-of-anwar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice what drilling is doing to the wildlife.]]></description>
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		<title>Recent History &#8211; Republic of Georgia</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/12/recent-history-republic-of-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/12/recent-history-republic-of-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m doing this for my own benefit, as I&#8217;ve not followed the goings on in the Republic of Georgia, except to note when it&#8217;s in the news, not our Georgia. April 18, 2008 Georgia sought the backing of NATO and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/12/recent-history-republic-of-georgia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Through a Darker Glass</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/through-a-darker-glass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cernig at Larisa Alexandrovna&#8217;s site had me persuaded for two whole paragraphs. Now, having little taste for the fine art of distractions-from-distractions, I tend to roll my eyes at the transparently partisan diversionary tactics one sees all over the web &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/through-a-darker-glass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pay Any Price</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/pay-any-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Club for Growth has a clip of Mitch McConnell&#8217;s struggles to find a price for gasoline which is high enough to persuade congressional Democrats to authorize expanded oil drilling. A bit of a theatrical exercise of course, but there &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/pay-any-price/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Incoherence</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/environmental-incoherence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pelosi says, &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to save the planet; I&#8217;m trying to save the planet.&#8221; Charles Krauthammer points out the incoherence of this: Does Pelosi imagine that with so much of America declared off-limits, the planet is less injured as drilling &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/02/environmental-incoherence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Driving a Bargain</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/07/31/driving-a-bargain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<title>Where Do Most of Our Problems Come From?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/21/where-do-most-of-our-problems-come-from/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Congress and the unintended consequences of their actions. Bruce over at QandO has a post discussing an excellent piece by Walter Williams. Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/21/where-do-most-of-our-problems-come-from/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m with Senator Obama</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/24/im-with-senator-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=2853</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At least on this topic. Economists in general oppose a tax holiday because it would encourage consumption of gasoline at a time of soaring demand. Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, a longtime Republican donor, criticized Sen. McCain&#8217;s policy in an &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/24/im-with-senator-obama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Abiogenic Oil</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/21/abiogenic-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=2833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoystory poses a thought-provoking question with potentially dramatic consequences for the concept of &#8220;peak oil&#8221;: What if “fossil fuels” weren’t made of fossils at all? What if the earth naturally made petroleum? What if gasoline was a renewable resource? Imagine &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/21/abiogenic-oil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict on Campus in Colorado</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/conflict-on-campus-in-colorado/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo: Michael Buck The sole finalist for the new president of the University of Colorado system, is a Republican oil executive with only a bachelor&#8217;s degree. You can imagine where this is going: Campus observers have fiercely protested the selection, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/conflict-on-campus-in-colorado/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blood For Oil</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/11/blood-for-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Kennedy II supports blood for oil. In recent months, my TV has been bombarded with ads from Joe Kennedy promoting his Citizens Energy program, such as the following: The heating oil distributed by Citizens Energy comes from Venezuela on &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/11/blood-for-oil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon vs. Hugo</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/08/exxon-vs-hugo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Instapundit, it looks as if Hugo might have to cough up some money for nationalizing oil assets after all. Good. Exxon Mobil Corp has moved to freeze up to $12 billion in Venezuelan assets around the world as the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/08/exxon-vs-hugo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Big Oil, Big Taxation</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/06/big-oil-big-taxation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo: ccgd Mick at Uncorrelated picks up a Mark J. Perry story noting that ExxonMobil&#8216;s annual average tax bill, nearly equals total taxes paid by the bottom 50% of individual taxpayers in 2004. In the leftist mind this is perhaps &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/06/big-oil-big-taxation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scrambling for Africa: A Conversation with John Ghazvinian</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/02/scrambling-for-africa-a-conversation-with-john-ghazvinian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gas flaring in the Niger Delta (photo: Ellie) John Ghazvinian is a journalist and historian of considerable insight into African affairs. He also happens to have written one of the best recent books on the emergent international struggle for African &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/02/scrambling-for-africa-a-conversation-with-john-ghazvinian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez&#8217;s Demise</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/30/chavezs-demise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assuming he doesn&#8217;t double down on the oppression, will come as his oil company collapses.]]></description>
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