Fred was an OK populist, who once had my support for president. An early entrant on my list of backed losing candidates.
Bruce Leier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brad McCormick, Ed.D. > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Lovins on oil and transport and future works > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Haven't read it all, but makes my point. Has all the "gee whiz" strategies > > to make cars lighter, fuel efficient, etc., but never questions why the > > emphasis on cars and not on public transport. The current system is OK just > > needs lots and lots of high tech gadgetry. > > > > Never heard Lovins speak out against SUVs, suburban sprawl, etc. > > I forget which election it was, but there was a candidate for U.S. > President (from Oklahoma?): Fred Harris, one of whose platform > planks was to change the zoning laws so that persons lived closer > to where they worked so that transportation overhead on the > U.S. economy would be minimized. > > Who's Fred Harris? Huh? > > \brad mccormick > > > > > arthur > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephen Straker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 8:55 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Futurework] Lovins on oil and transport and future works > > > > > > FWers - > > > > Here is a 1995 essay on a hybrid car by the Lovinses. It > > identifies and takes on the political and economic forces > > arrayed against the future. Along the way it takes up the > > question of oil and Iraq. > > > > Comments? > > [snip] > > > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
