it may be good luck if the scare-mongers are correct that we're going to run out of
oil soon, since that would limit the burning of hydrocarbons and moderate the tendency
toward global warmng. -- Jim D.
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From: paul phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sat 4/10/2004 11:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Mark Jones Was Right
Without trying to get into the specific debating points in this thread,
I find the unreality of the debate to be numbing. There are a number of
points that I think we can all agree on.
1. That there is a growing threat that global warming is a real and
imminent danger.
2. That global warming is, at least in a significant part, caused by the
use fossil fuels, in particular petroleum.
3. That attempting to raise the standard of living of the existing
population of the developing world to the level of the western
industrialized countries is not possible without a major change
(reduction in standard?) in the consumption standards of the developed
world.
