4 thoughts on “Only Eleven?”

  1. “In the Ivory Coast, political turmoil has caused cocoa bean costs to go way up.”

    There might be a surprising number of people who would support war for chocolate.

  2. Ultimately, the rising cost of fuel – especially diesel – will drive up the cost of everything that is carried on a truck or train (which is just about everything).

  3. “Ultimately, the rising cost of fuel – especially diesel – will drive up the cost of everything that is carried on a truck or train (which is just about everything).”

    …including wind turbines. Their manufacture, transport, and installation are very energy-intensive, and a significant percentage of their structure is made of petroleum. When energy dolts such as Chu and the prez think that driving up conventional energy prices will make currently non-competitive “clean” sources economical, they ignore the fact that the “clean” sources have to be produced. If energy prices go up, so will that of the “clean” sources — which will never catch up.

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