http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:56:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Why President Obama Has Fallen from Grace | Jeff Rubin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:11:21 +0000 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/?p=197#comment-122 [...] I’ve argued before in this blog and in chapter 7 of my book, it wasn’t too-big-to-fail financial institutions but [...] [...] I’ve argued before in this blog and in chapter 7 of my book, it wasn’t too-big-to-fail financial institutions but [...]

]]> http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Chad Comeault Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:43:48 +0000 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/?p=197#comment-377 Okay, let's dig a little deeper still. What caused the doubling of WTI from $35 to $70 a barrel in 2 years and over $100 for 5 months in 2008? Did world oil demand double from 2004 to 2006 (no)? What are the fundamentals behind the sustained price escalation? Okay, let's dig a little deeper still. What caused the doubling of WTI from $35 to $70 a barrel in 2 years and over $100 for 5 months in 2008? Did world oil demand double from 2004 to 2006 (no)? What are the fundamentals behind the sustained price escalation?

]]> http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Chad Comeault Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:43:48 +0000 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/?p=197#comment-58 Okay, let's dig a little deeper still. What caused the doubling of WTI from $35 to $70 a barrel in 2 years and over $100 for 5 months in 2008? Did world oil demand double from 2004 to 2006 (no)? What are the fundamentals behind the sustained price escalation? Okay, let's dig a little deeper still. What caused the doubling of WTI from $35 to $70 a barrel in 2 years and over $100 for 5 months in 2008? Did world oil demand double from 2004 to 2006 (no)? What are the fundamentals behind the sustained price escalation?

]]> http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Just How Big a Mortgage Can You Carry? | Jeff Rubin Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:38:14 +0000 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/?p=197#comment-44 [...] ever, energy prices will once again push inflation and interest rates much higher. (See my post Financial Crisis or Energy Shock? for more on [...] [...] ever, energy prices will once again push inflation and interest rates much higher. (See my post Financial Crisis or Energy Shock? for more on [...]

]]> http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/2009/12/02/financial-crisis-or-energy-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Colin Smith Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:51:31 +0000 http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/?p=197#comment-31 The Germans have been building passivhausen for nearly thirty years; these can actually feed power into the grid without ever taking power out. It can be done. All we need is legislation to enforce it. And a tax on exurban living to encourage people back into cities. Most American homes are not really permanent structures anyway, being built of softwood and tar paper, so the US has an advantage here. The Germans have been building passivhausen for nearly thirty years; these can actually feed power into the grid without ever taking power out. It can be done. All we need is legislation to enforce it. And a tax on exurban living to encourage people back into cities. Most American homes are not really permanent structures anyway, being built of softwood and tar paper, so the US has an advantage here.

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