"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:36:26 -0500, jim wrote
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Dave wrote:
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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We just got dumped with a butt-load last night, way more than the
amount that was forecast. It's still snowing. And it's all heading
East.



And which part of the world would you be in? You know, but unless you
say,
no one else will.


Frank's up in the North West. Finally saw snow yesterday morn and it
melted within a couple of hours here on Long Island.


Weren't you in the 70's just a couple weeks ago?


I see Bush is
finally admitting to the existance of global warming but said **** all
to the Kyoto agreement. Big business has him in their pocket. When will
business figure out they can make money protecting the environment?


At the risk of sounding like a Republican, business follows the
markets, and the current markets are driven by the "buy-now-pay-later"
mentality of the current generation. So if you want to change business
priorities you need to change consumer priorities. And cheap gasoline
has a higher priority than the environment.

Funny though, the solution is so simple: fusion. The government should
be dumping every last penny into research into fusion research. It
would be like having a chunk of the Sun right here on Earth, to tap
for as much energy as we need for the next thousand years. That's the
future if the human race is going to survive; the only question is
whether we will choose to do it now or later.





No need to do it until we have to. Why leave the oil in the ground as long
as you can sell it.

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:53:33 -0500, "Jimmie D"
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No need to do it until we have to.


We have to -now-. I could list a jillion reasons but it's late....
Have you ever seen the movie "Eric the Viking"? Remember the scene
where the island sinks?


Why leave the oil in the ground as long
as you can sell it.


Why bother punching holes in the ground for crud of diminishing
quality when you can manufacture synthetic substitutes that are
cheaper, more profitable, functionally superior, and better for the
environment?

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:53:33 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote in
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snip
No need to do it until we have to.


We have to -now-. I could list a jillion reasons but it's late....
Have you ever seen the movie "Eric the Viking"? Remember the scene
where the island sinks?


Why leave the oil in the ground as long
as you can sell it.


Why bother punching holes in the ground for crud of diminishing
quality when you can manufacture synthetic substitutes that are
cheaper, more profitable, functionally superior, and better for the
environment?




Because there is money to be made, the reasons you give is just wishful
thinking, they are not cheaper, superior, or more profitable, yet. and
better for the environment is even questioable.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:27:10 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote in
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"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:53:33 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote in
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snip
No need to do it until we have to.


We have to -now-. I could list a jillion reasons but it's late....
Have you ever seen the movie "Eric the Viking"? Remember the scene
where the island sinks?


Why leave the oil in the ground as long
as you can sell it.


Why bother punching holes in the ground for crud of diminishing
quality when you can manufacture synthetic substitutes that are
cheaper, more profitable, functionally superior, and better for the
environment?




Because there is money to be made, the reasons you give is just wishful
thinking, they are not cheaper, superior, or more profitable, yet.


They will be all of those things when fusion provides a source of
nearly unlimited energy.


and
better for the environment is even questioable.


Think positive, Jimmie!!!

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:27:10 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote in
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"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:53:33 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote in
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snip
No need to do it until we have to.


We have to -now-. I could list a jillion reasons but it's late....
Have you ever seen the movie "Eric the Viking"? Remember the scene
where the island sinks?


Why leave the oil in the ground as long
as you can sell it.


Why bother punching holes in the ground for crud of diminishing
quality when you can manufacture synthetic substitutes that are
cheaper, more profitable, functionally superior, and better for the
environment?




Because there is money to be made, the reasons you give is just wishful
thinking, they are not cheaper, superior, or more profitable, yet.


They will be all of those things when fusion provides a source of
nearly unlimited energy.

But for whom?


and
better for the environment is even questioable.


Think positive, Jimmie!!!