Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:24:53 GMT From: 'nuther Bob <yetanotherphonyaddressnopsamacereally.com> Subject: Re: Hi,new here and need opinions.
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:00:21 GMT, "Skid" <skid2nopsamast.net> wrote: >Might also want to follow the link to this gem: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1500558.stm > >A Danish environmentalist and former Greenpeace member says "the Kyoto >treaty would cost $4 trillion to adopt, but only postpone a 2C temperature >rise by a mere six years," and "It's sensible not to trust industry, but we >should be equally wary of the green movement." The money spent on "pollution reduction" doesn't go away. It just goes into companies that manufacture pollution reduction equipment and more efficient equipment. It costs the _polluters_ more money. I think it's fair that those who pollute pay for the pollution they produce. Some will argue "but that means I'll pay more for electricity when the costs get passed through". Well, the fact is, if you use a product, you need to pay for all its costs. This in itself will help finance alternative and less polluting sources of energy. >I'd gladly vote for a ban on SUVs myself, but there are too many deluded >soccer moms out there who think they can only be safe in ponderous gas >slurpers with a high rollover rate. He, he, he. Me too. You left out "egos". It belongs in there somewhere. >Meanwhile I'l ltry to do my bit by keeping my lawn-mowing to an absolute >minimum. Remember, beer is a renewable resource. I use an electric mower so there's no pollution :-) Bob