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Building a Fresnel Solar Cooker
by JW

An awesome tutorial on how to build a high powered solar cooker using a Fresnel Lens.  Time to find an old rear projection TV on Craiglist. 

http://graywolfsurvival.com/84068/solar-diy-building-fresnel-solar-cooker/

Building a Fresnel Solar Cooker
 by JW

An awesome tutorial on how to build a high powered solar cooker using a Fresnel Lens.  Time to find an old rear projection TV on Craiglist. 

http://graywolfsurvival.com/84068/solar-diy-building-fresnel-solar-cooker/

Image | The Dangerous Economics of Shale Oil
The Dangerous Economics of Shale Oil
 PREVIEW
by davefairtex

For years, we've been warning here at PeakProsperity.com that the economics of the US 'shale revolution' were suspect. Namely, that they've only been made possible by the new era of 'expensive' oil (an average oil price of between $80-$100 per barrel). We've argued that many players in the shale industry simply wouldn't be able to operate profitably at lower prices.

Well, with oil prices now suddenly sub-$60 per barrel, we're about to find out.
The Dangerous Economics of Shale Oil
 PREVIEW by davefairtex

For years, we've been warning here at PeakProsperity.com that the economics of the US 'shale revolution' were suspect. Namely, that they've only been made possible by the new era of 'expensive' oil (an average oil price of between $80-$100 per barrel). We've argued that many players in the shale industry simply wouldn't be able to operate profitably at lower prices.

Well, with oil prices now suddenly sub-$60 per barrel, we're about to find out.
Image | 2014 Year in Review
2014 Year in Review
by David Collum

I have not seen a year in which so many risks—some truly existential—piled up so quickly. Each risk has its own, often unknown, probability of morphing into a destructive force. Groping for a metaphor—I love metaphors and similes—I feel like we’re in the final throes of a geopolitical Game of Tetris as financial and political authorities race to place the pieces correctly. But the acceleration is palpable. The proximate trigger for pain and ultimately a collapse can be small, as anyone who’s ever stepped barefoot on a Lego knows.
2014 Year in Review
 by David Collum

I have not seen a year in which so many risks—some truly existential—piled up so quickly. Each risk has its own, often unknown, probability of morphing into a destructive force. Groping for a metaphor—I love metaphors and similes—I feel like we’re in the final throes of a geopolitical Game of Tetris as financial and political authorities race to place the pieces correctly. But the acceleration is palpable. The proximate trigger for pain and ultimately a collapse can be small, as anyone who’s ever stepped barefoot on a Lego knows.
Image | Who Will Be Tomorrow’s Superpower?
Who Will Be Tomorrow’s Superpower?
by charleshughsmith

There’s a popular geopolitical parlor game called Who will be the next superpower?

While the game excels at triggering a mind-fogging tsunami of nationalistic emotions, it doesn’t shed much light on the really consequential question: What is power?

These are important questions to ponder as, around the world, unsustainable policies from the 20th century are beginning to fail in earnest. What will the future geopolitical landscape look like in their aftermath?
Who Will Be Tomorrow’s Superpower?
 by charleshughsmith

There’s a popular geopolitical parlor game called Who will be the next superpower?

While the game excels at triggering a mind-fogging tsunami of nationalistic emotions, it doesn’t shed much light on the really consequential question: What is power?

These are important questions to ponder as, around the world, unsustainable policies from the 20th century are beginning to fail in earnest. What will the future geopolitical landscape look like in their aftermath?
Image | Deflation Is Still Winning!
Deflation Is Still Winning!
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

As we've written on and warned about before, deflation is winning.  We're starting to see very serious cracks in the façade, beginning with oil, then various peripheral currencies — especially from emerging market oil exporters — and now equities.

Deflation Is Still Winning!
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

As we've written on and warned about before, deflation is winning.  We're starting to see very serious cracks in the façade, beginning with oil, then various peripheral currencies — especially from emerging market oil exporters — and now equities.

Image | The Shocking Data Proving Shale Oil Is Massively Over-hyped
The Shocking Data Proving Shale Oil Is Massively Over-hyped
by Chris Martenson

Hooray, oil is suddenly much cheaper than it used to be. That's great news, right?

Not so fast. For certain it's not good news for those counting on a continued rise in US oil production from the "shale miracle". Many drillers were challenged to operate profitably when oil was above $70 per barrel. Very few will remain solvent with oil in the $50s (as it is as of this writing).

So, expect US oil production to suffer from these lower prices if they persist. But even if oil prices rise and rise soon, there's new data that indicates the total amount of extractable oil from America's shale plays is less — much less — than what we're being told (or better put, "sold").
The Shocking Data Proving Shale Oil Is Massively Over-hyped
 by Chris Martenson

Hooray, oil is suddenly much cheaper than it used to be. That's great news, right?

Not so fast. For certain it's not good news for those counting on a continued rise in US oil production from the "shale miracle". Many drillers were challenged to operate profitably when oil was above $70 per barrel. Very few will remain solvent with oil in the $50s (as it is as of this writing).

So, expect US oil production to suffer from these lower prices if they persist. But even if oil prices rise and rise soon, there's new data that indicates the total amount of extractable oil from America's shale plays is less — much less — than what we're being told (or better put, "sold").
Image | Oil Armageddon Arrives
Oil Armageddon Arrives
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

Yesterday, WTIC — that's US oil — just broke under $60 a barrel on very heavy volume. Canada heavy crude is at $42 a barrel, and Brent is at $61.73.

All of these are multi-year lows not seen since the great oil crash of 2008 that preceded the even greater financial crash that came just a few months later.

 
Oil Armageddon Arrives
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Yesterday, WTIC — that's US oil — just broke under $60 a barrel on very heavy volume. Canada heavy crude is at $42 a barrel, and Brent is at $61.73.

All of these are multi-year lows not seen since the great oil crash of 2008 that preceded the even greater financial crash that came just a few months later.

 
Image | Off the Cuff: The Buck Stops Nowhere
Off the Cuff: The Buck Stops Nowhere
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Zig-Zag Markets
    • More evidence the long term trend is reversing
  • When Will Oil Find A Floor?
    • And where will the collateral damage of the current drop be most felt?
  • US Admits To Torture
    • Are we going to hold anyone accountable?
  • Gold Shows A Slight Glitter Again
    • Dare we begin to hope?
Off the Cuff: The Buck Stops Nowhere
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

  • Zig-Zag Markets
    • More evidence the long term trend is reversing
  • When Will Oil Find A Floor?
    • And where will the collateral damage of the current drop be most felt?
  • US Admits To Torture
    • Are we going to hold anyone accountable?
  • Gold Shows A Slight Glitter Again
    • Dare we begin to hope?
Image | The Oil Shock Has Arrived
The Oil Shock Has Arrived
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

The absolutely stunning drop in oil prices, which hit a new recent low, is really important to both track and understand.

There are two issues here, one near term and one long.
The Oil Shock Has Arrived
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

The absolutely stunning drop in oil prices, which hit a new recent low, is really important to both track and understand.

There are two issues here, one near term and one long.
Image | In Praise of Motorbikes
In Praise of Motorbikes
by Steady Footsteps

Vietnam was and is a nation that travels predominantly on two wheels. Uncle Ho's supply chain, consisting of tough human beings propelling supply-laden bicycles, proved equal to the challenge of defeating the US, whose petroleum-powered network of supply lines spanned the globe. Even today, while cars and trucks clog the avenues of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, much of the rest of Vietnam sits astride two wheels.
In Praise of Motorbikes
 by Steady Footsteps

Vietnam was and is a nation that travels predominantly on two wheels. Uncle Ho's supply chain, consisting of tough human beings propelling supply-laden bicycles, proved equal to the challenge of defeating the US, whose petroleum-powered network of supply lines spanned the globe. Even today, while cars and trucks clog the avenues of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, much of the rest of Vietnam sits astride two wheels.
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