US Coal to Gasoline Plant Will be the Largest in the World [1]. The $64 question is: What will be the real EROEI ratio [2] for this production process? If it is not any better that that for corn ethanol, then we may be witnessing little more that political grandstanding.
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Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Department: ACORN Files for Bankruptcy [3]. (A hat tip to Ross H. for the link.)
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AmEx (American Expatriate) forwarded this: FEMA’s data collection and analysis of national preparedness information stalled [4]
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The folks at Internet Grocer [5] (aka Best Prices Storable Foods) wrote to clarify some confusion caused by their recent newsletter. To put this straight: The November specials are for free shipping on the following: Full cases of butter, Full cases of canned cheese, large can cases of canned meats, MREs, and the Aquarain 200 and 400 water filters.