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John Howe is a retired mechanical engineer in his 70s, living on 100 acres up in God’s country in north-western Maine.  In 2003, a friend passed me a copy of John’s book, “The End of Fossil Energy,” which was the first time I ever heard of or thought about Peak Oil. Here was a […]

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Thinking of buying a car?  Hey, you might need one, even after the world ends.   When there’s no more gasoline, you can park it on your land and your mother-in-law can live in it.
If you want to buy a car, now seems like a good time to wait.  Unsold cars from 2008 and 2009 […]

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You may have seen in the news a recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ranking the 50 states in order of their vulnerability to oil prices. The report, entitled “Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States’ Oil Vulnerability and Solutions for Change” is fatally flawed.
Why? Because it’s based solely on the percent of income […]

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Holy out with the oil, in with the wind, Batman!
T. Boone Pickens, the 80-year old Texas billionaire oil man, has BIG plans for wind energy. Crazy, huh? Not really, it doesn’t take a brainiac to figure this one out (which may be why President Bush hasn’t). So, if you watch news and pay attention, chances […]

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The Maine Blackfly Breeder’s Association recently held their annual convention in Machias, Maine. The topic of this year’s convention, besides crowning the year’s “Blackfly Queen”, was a discussion on ways to harness the wind power generated from a blackfly’s wings. This caught a lot of press as it’s a novel way to find an alternative, […]

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“Coal!?” you say. “Blech! Dirty, polluting, nasty stuff. People stopped using it on the 1950’s for a reason.”
Well, stereo-types die hard. What’s different in today’s world? A few things:

Oil prices - at $3.70+ per gallon of home heating oil  you GOTTA look for an alternative.
Efficient stoves - today’s stoves are much better than the stoves […]

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