Good reads, BigR...

vectoring, I was reading an art. by some scientist/predictor/futurist,
(whom has almost always nailed it per his rep), and he suggested
solar cells will be "cheap", plentiful, and ubiquitous within the decade.

Doesn't make for an F Car with panels, but if most of us had affordable
solar sourced electricity/heat, it would put a dent in the situ.
I'm gonna dig for the art.

On another side note, I wonder how many of those daily petro options/trading
deals done on NYMEX,CBOT, ICE, et al, are pumped or supported or financed by
the big oil producers...seems to me those mideast oil producers/sheiks,
(and nut jobs like Chavez), have little to lose in the short run by bidding up/pumping
up the price per bbl this past year. The US$ sucks, so why not get "more" via false
support? If oil stays up, or hits 150 or, 2 Bens...it's gonna be hell on the econ and
maybe some way(s) of life for many of us.
BR,mD