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While I was aware that rare earth materials are critical to the development of new electrical technologies, I had no idea that such small amounts were involved: $2 billion/$8 billion (!!) is virtually nothing compared to the financial value of the f…
Following are edited excerpts from the NY Times article:
One of the world’s last processors of rare earth metals outside China is buying mining rights in Greenland to reduce dependence on Russian ore and stabilize prices, in the latest move by Weste…
With respect to anything "Google", just remember that everything that you say or do will be available forever to anyone that Google can make money from.
The above article makes frequent use of the term "MTPA", but doesn't bother to define that term. Here is an excerpt from "Enerdynamics":
LNG is typically measured in volumetric units. When in liquid form, LNG is commonly measured in metric tonnes. B…
I'm guessing that with the loss of export capacity there would be a significant increase of NG with nowhere to go but the domestic US market, which would tend to lower the price here in the US.
The dysfunctions at the IRS are a direct result of the Republicans for years deliberately starving it of the funding necessary to properly run the place. Yet another example, as if we needed one, of their continuous assault on the federal government…
Implicit in the comment that "the Fed hasn’t a clue what they’re doing" is the suggestion that someone else does have the answers. I really doubt that.
When I've taken apart a number of failed LEds just to see what was in there I saw that an individual LED was typically a small square, maybe 3 mm square. Perhaps that's what you're seeing in that grid pattern- a number of those little squares arrang…
In thinking about this whole thing, it seems to me that a refrigerator is unlikely to generate significant electrical noise. Noise typically is generated by the rapid switching on/ off of an electrical load. This can indeed occur in some electric mo…
With respect to "dedicated circuits", that likely means a circuit that's on a discreet fuse or circuit breaker . A circuit breaker or fuse affords absolutely no isolation against circuit noise- if noise is being introduced by any other circuit feedi…
Since the oil markets are always a masterwork of manipulation you have plenty of chances to make your money. Doesn't take a president to do anything. Go for it!
Well, I don't know about "a pleasure to deal with", but I do have to note that I've never had any problems there. Their website functions quite well (with Firefox), and while sometimes it's a little involved to find exactly what I'm looking for that…
As long as his followers believe that the whole thing is just a political attempt to damage him he can use the situation to his advantage. Garland called his bluff: if Trump opposed release, he would look like there was something to hide. Now he ju…
Whatever else Trump may be, he is a master at manipulating almost any situation to his advantage. The consensus tonight on PBS (Newshour and Washington Week) is that he will continue to use the situation to fan outrage among his followers, and to pr…
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The Guardian is reporting that:
Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant reveals
Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Espionage Act and additional statutes relating …
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
From: Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
Excerpts from that site:
SPR Quick Facts
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a U.S. Government complex of four sites with deep underground storage caverns created in salt dom…
Here's more from the Guardian-
Excerpts from the Guardian report:
FBI agents were looking for secret documents about nuclear weapons among other classified material when they searched Donald Trump’s home on Monday, it has been reported.
The Washin…
@Mark- Absolutely. I just don't understand why there isn't a howling chorus asking those very questions. It's almost as if the Democrats are afraid to meet the bastards head-on.
With respect to sweet corn, the prices are indeed much higher than in previous years. The market we use for meat and a few other products is noted for good quality but very high prices: sweet corn the other day was $1.29 PER EAR!!!
For contrast, th…
And here that's confirmed, by a report in The Guardian:
After Trump’s deposition concluded, one of Trump’s lawyers, Ronald Fischetti, confirmed that the former president had answered just one question – to state his name – and offered a statement ca…
It was noted long ago that his lawyers insisted (not recommended, INSISTED) that he take the fifth because they knew that he is incapable of consistently telling the truth, and they knew that he would trap himself with his lies.