RE: ENERGY: Singularity on hold?

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 08:07:05 MDT

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    On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:

    > According to the sources cited below there are now 128 LNG transport
    > ships and that may go to 160+ by 2004.

    Well well well, this is explained by this article:

    Short Supply of Natural Gas Raises Economic Worries
    By SIMON ROMERO, June 17, 2003
    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/17/business/17GAS.html?pagewanted=print

    Jeepers, at $6/mmBtu my energy costs are going to go through
    the roof. Same for many of you folks in CA. Also produces
    an economic threat -- if fertilizer gets more expensive
    farmers will use less, yields will decline, U.S. food
    prices will increase and exports will decrease.

    Not good, not good at all. But it does support my point
    that there is a link between inexpensive energy, the rate
    of economic growth and the rate at which the singularity
    will develop.

    Robert

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