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http://www.theoildrum.com [The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil]  (Unless we get a 4-5 year lull in hurricanes at which point the insurers forget what the hullabaloo was about.)  Self-insurance, captives, reciprocal arrangements have been a safety valve of sorts where insurance is unavailable in other industries.  However, these arrangements work when a company or a group of similar firms feel that the insurance market has painted their industry with too broad a brush, and with superior loss control measures, they can do the loss financing on their own.

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http://peakoil.blogspot.com [Peakoil.blogspot.com] Peak Oil News: 10/01/2005 - 10/31/2005: As for the new production technology that the Nikkei places its faith in, West argues that "if breakthrough technology is not in the pipeline now it will have no impact for years." As he also points out in his testimony, discovered volumes of oil had began to decline in the mid-1980s, "although the exploration efforts of the industry continued aggressively where they were permitted.

http://ronbeas2.blogspot.com [Ronbeas2.blogspot.com] Middle Earth Journal: 04/01/2005 - 04/30/2005: We have discussed about the potential for civil unrest or even revolution in Mexico because of the governments attempt to disqualify the popular Manuel López Obrador on a technicality in A Revolution just South of the border? and Unrest South of the Border. Now there is some not so quiet activity in Ecuador. After Ecuadorian President Lucia Gutierrez dissolved the Supreme Court there were massive demonstrations in that country.

Oilempire.us[Oilempire.us] Peak Oil scenarios: Once this resource base is exhausted, technological civilization will be forever beyond the grasp of life on a particular planet. Duncan makes his model readily available to anyone who wishes to test it in the hope that someone will be able to successfully refute the model.

http://patfish.blogspot.com [Patfish.blogspot.com] The Kaitlyn Mae Book Blog: 09.05: For half the walk Kaitlyn did remain in her stroller but soon she became sleepy so she did the only thing a child could do in such a situation. She demanded to get out of her stroller.

Electricedge.com[Electricedge.com] gordon.coale weblog archives: On the outside, with Coalition critic Ghazi al-Yawir being sent to Fallujah to negotiate a cease fire, it might seem that the US policy in Iraq has softened. However, the substansive actions of the last 24 hours point to a planned crack down, with a new Interior Minister noted for his "law and order" views, and the announcement by the Pentagon that Iraq's forces will remain under US control after the hand over.

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