> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:53 AM > To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' > Subject: RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there > > > >If this is true, than why has world usage of fossil fuel gone up after a > >tripling of price? Every indication is that a worldwide recession is the > >only thing that will stop the growth of fossil fuel usage. > > > A recession? Or would it take a depression, or a > catastrophic meltdown of the whole world economy?
I was thinking of a temporary halt...during the recession. If World GDP dropped, then I'd expect energy consumption to also drop. > > > > And what about the rest of the world, which wants > what the US has: IOW, the same standard of living, and all the "stuff" . I Googled the official Chinese news on this, and found that they touted a 5 year plan to reduce energy consumption about 4%/year. That sounded like a unbelievable goal, with their economy growing at about 10% or so per year for the last few years. Then I read the fine print, and they pulled a Bush. They wanted to reduce energy usage/GDP by 4%/year. That would still, if their growth continues, result in about a 30% increase in their fossil fuel usage during that time. They will still consume less than the US in 5 years, but I'd expect them to exceed our consumption in 10-15 years. And, of course, they have long insisted on being outside of any agreement on emissions reduction. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
