Subj : Re: Canadian oil
To   : Deuce
From : Finnigann
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 00:20:00

-=> Deuce wrote to Finnigann <=-

 De>   Re: Re: Canadian oil
 De>   By: Finnigann to Deuce on Tue Aug 30 2005 17:27:00

 >  > NO! It's time to investigate OTHER sources of energy other than fossil fu
 >  > That is the answer,the ONLY answer!
 >
 >
 >  De> That "answer" won't get me to and from work every day.  Until it does,
 >  De> fossil fuels are the only answer.
 >
 > But looking ahead... Even at my age I can see the world running short will
 > become a problem. The further out we get a handle on it, the better it will
 > for the consumer. Current tech companies that wait to shift will suffer the
 > most. So they have a bit of a preasure situation also (if) the have suitable
 > tech for alternate energy, and they sit on it too long, they risk losing the
 > finacial position. If they switch too soon (in their point of reference) the
 > risk losing value in what stocks and technology they currently have.
 >
 > Anyway, it wont be 'good' for the consumer.

 De> Yeah, but until whatever alternative energy source is settled on
 De> becomes readily available to me in the middle of nowhere, I *need*
 De> fossil fuels.  I never said I want them or that I'm addicted to the

You *need* alternatives even worse. These prices wont be going back down, you
know that, right?


 De> exhaust fumes or anything, but I do very much need a way to get to and
 De> from work for considerably less money than I make while at work.
 De> Currently there is no other solution except fossil fuels for me.  Until
 De> there is some other solution, the answer is to find me more fossil
 De> fuel.

Exactly, affordable fossil fuels are going away. No quetion. 'When' is the
question now.

 De> The concept of "No, we will no longer allow you to work because fossil
 De> fuels are dirty and running out." is insanity and not at all an
 De> acceptable answer. People have been researching alternative energy for

There are alternatives NOW. We just can't afford them. However this will be
changing as weeks go by. It's not a question of anyone taking them away from
you but a question of whether you want to pay the price for them.

 De> decades (in fact, gasoline was an alternative energy at one point, so I
 De> can say centuries) and nobody has ever developed anything that works as
 De> well.  If the price of gasoline goes up too far, I'll settle for a
 De> coal-fired steam vehicle.  When we run out of coal, I'll burn trees.

Assuming you jesting us...


 De> Come up with something else that will do the job and I'll use it.  But
 De> until you do, leave me alone to burn whatever I like.

Absolutely. But you may not 'like' the prices you'll be paying sooner than you
think. And who's bothering you about your energy choices? Just the energy
retailer is all.


 De> Investigating something isn't any kind of answer, it's a way to find an
 De> answer.

 De> It's a fascinating belief that anyone will "loose" if/when an
 De> alternative energy source is developed.  there is so much money to be
 De> made developing one that anyone who has a viable alternative energy
 De> scheme (except for oil companies... possibly... maybe...) could not
 De> possibly to anything but have a licence to mint money.  Just seeing new
 De> pumps to the existing gas stations would be a multi-billion dollar
 De> industry.

 De> I just wish conspirisy theories wern't so addictive to Americans.

You're not obligated to listen, ya know.

Time will Tell. And I think sooner rather than later. (Hmmm twtasrtl )


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