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(16,002 posts)8/28/13 Podcast- Nicole Foss (Stoneleigh) of The Automatic Earth on Currency Issues: Part 1
How will the monetary system implode on itself? Will Inflation, Hyper-Inflation or Deflation rule the day as the system seizes up? What will occur with Asset Values and Derivatives? Who has the strongest claims to underlying wealth remaining in the system? Can Gold & Silver substitute for a failing Fiat Monetary System? How will the Just In Time Shipping paradigm react to dislocations in the Credit Markets? Will Financial Contagion overtake the Supply Chains?
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http://www.doomsteaddiner.net/blog/2013/08/28/podcast-nicole-foss-stoneleigh-of-the-automatic-earth-on-currency-issues-part-1/
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9/7/13 Podcast: Nicole Foss (Stoneleigh) on Energy-Part 2
In this Podcast, Nicole, RE and Monsta discuss the Energy issues confronting Industrial Society as the Age of Oil comes to a close. We delve into the economic and environmental issues surrounding both Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy resources such as Solar, Wind and Hydro power. How will credit contraction affect the development of future energy resources? How will the Waste Disposal and decomissioning problems for the current generation of Nuclear Power Plants be handled? Is Thorium Nuclear a viable option? What are the true calculations for EROEI for Renewables? How is the Renewable paradigm being pursued now, and is there a better way to develop these resources?
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http://www.doomsteaddiner.net/blog/2013/09/07/podcast-nicole-foss-stoneleigh-on-energy-part-2/
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