Jim Devine wrote:
BTW, there's a bit of opportunism at the end, where they list what _we_ can do. One was "stop using _foreign_ oil" (or some such, my emphasis). What does it matter where the oil comes from, as far as global warming is concerned? They also like ethanol, which is somewhat controversial.
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More so because: WORLD GRAINS STOCKS FALL, PRICES TO RISE ---------------------------------------- (15 jun 2006) This year's grain harvest has fallen short once again, marking the sixth time in the last seven years that production has failed to satisfy demand. As a result, grain prices are expected to rise, up to almost 22% for corn in the U.S. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/134946/7263/88337 Not to mention the overall benefit to the environment from the continuing unabated emmision of CO2. FWIW, I have this awful feeling by the time hydrogen fuel cells come to fruition, water, one of most common methods of producing hydrogen by hydrolysis, will be ALL PRIVATISED, and hydrogen "fill-ups" will cost as much as a gallon of gas will. Then: .
(4) we're screwed.
