Subj : Re: Lookin' for oil
To   : Deuce
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 18:27:00

-=> Deuce wrote to Finnigann <=-

 De>   Re: Re: Lookin' for oil
 De>   By: Finnigann to Deuce on Thu Sep 01 2005 11:01:00

 >  > Why not put 'those' efforts into seeking a renewable source that is clean
 >  > abundant?
 >
 >  De> Because, doing so won't keep houses warm, food in the supermarkets etc.
 >  De>  You need to keep what you have at least until you have something
 >  De> better.  Putting efforts into looking for something may result in
 >  De> finding a solution... but it may not and people will go hungry and/or
 >  De> cold.
 >
 > Your replies sound as if you think I'm advocating the discontinued use of
 > pertroleum.
 >
 > I am not. But it seems clear to me that we wont have a choice in the not too
 > distant future.

 De> I understand that, but you are (unless I misunderstand) advocating
 De> seeking a renewable source instead of seeking more non-renewable ones.
 De> It's not an either-or situation.  We need to seek BOTH because until we
 De> actually FIND a renewable one, we really have to keep the existing
 De> stuff going.  It would be incalcuably worse to run out of oil without a
 De> replacement on tap.

OK, what nonrenewable sources have people over looked?

.... Euthanasia: a summer camp in China. 
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