"Increased use of renewable energy and advancing efficient use of renewable" fuels is a good thing.
advancing efficient use of fossil fuels is only temporary step to eliminating them. trading pollution credits does not make the above happen. If I'm doing "the right thing", why should I trade those "credits" to allow someone else to do the wrong thing. That cancels out the good I've done. I'll tell you what, I'll vote for Kerry, so that you can vote for bush ..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "MH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Fwd: Kyoto clears last hurdle / Scientists againstBush/U.S. can end oil use > > Steve Spence wrote: > > Carbon trading of course is just a scam to allow you to buy polluting rights > > from others while pretending everyone has a right to pollute just a little. > > > > Carbon trading is not a good thing! > > > Increased use of renewable energy and advancing efficient > use of renewable and fossil fuels is not a good trade off > regarding climate change? > > > > Russia to ratify Kyoto treaty > > > > Putin joins fight against climate change, leaving Bush > > isolated and US cut out of carbon trading market > > > > Paul Brown, environment correspondent > > Oct 1, 2004 > > The Guardian > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1317289,00.html > <SNIP> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > EMS UPDATE - Sept 30, 2004 > > > > > > KYOTO CLEARS LAST HURDLE > > > > The Russian cabinet approved the ratification of the Kyoto global warming > > treaty today. Russia's ratification means the Kyoto Protocol will enter > > into force as an internationally binding treaty in 2005. > > > > The treaty must still win the approval of Russia's lower parliament house, > > but that is considered a virtual certainty. > > > > News stories & press releases: http://www.ems.org > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > SCIENTISTS BEGIN TOUR TO OPPOSE BUSH > > > > Scientists and Engineers for Change, a group that includes 10 Nobel > > laureates, has begun a tour to battleground states to highlight the misuse > > of science by the Bush administration. > > > > "I am not a Democrat and I have never played a significant role in > > politics," said Dr. Douglas Osheroff, a Nobel-winning professor of physics > > at Stanford who is a part of the group. "We must begin to address climate > > change now. To do so, we must have an administration that listens to the > > scientific community, not one that manipulates and minimizes scientific > > input." > > > > Tour stops are scheduled for Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New > > Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin. > > > > Press release, news: http://www.ems.org > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > STUDY: U.S. CAN END OIL USE > > > > A Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making the United States oil-free, > > released September 20 by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), finds that by > > 2015 the United States can save more oil than it gets from the Persian > > Gulf -- and can eliminate its oil use altogether by 2050. The plan achieves > > a net cost savings for the United States and does not require taxation or > > regulation. > > > > The plan, "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and > > Security," would eliminate half of U.S. oil use through improved efficiency, > > and the other half through the use of biofuels and natural gas. > > > > "Because saving and substituting oil costs less than buying it, our study > > finds a net savings of $70 billion a year," said RMI CEO Amory Lovins. > > > > More: http://www.ems.org > > > > > > > > ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ > > EMS listservs provide news tips and resources for journalists. > > You received this email because you signed up at our website, > > http://ems.org. Please forward this email to your colleagues. > > > > To subscribe or change your preferences: > > Please visit http://www.ems.org/updates.html > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
