Subj : Re: Lookin' for oil
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Deuce
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 22:40:00

  Re: Re: Lookin' for oil
  By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Thu Sep 01 2005 20:40:00

 >  > I understand that, but you are (unless I misunderstand) advocating seekin
 >  > renewable source instead of seeking more non-renewable ones.  It's not an
 >  > either-or situation.  We need to seek BOTH because until we actually FIND
 >  > renewable one, we really have to keep the existing stuff going.  It would
 >  > incalcuably worse to run out of oil without a replacement on tap.
 > 
 > But *you* seem to be saying that so long as they keep supplying you with
 > gasolene for your car, you don't care whether they look for better energy
 > sources or not.
 > 
 > Nobody is suggesting that you should be deprived of gasolene -- at least
 > nobody that *I* am reading.  But the idea that every effort must be
 > directed to finding petroleum for you to *burn* (and that so long as you
 > are able to burn petroleum no other efforts are necessary) is not
 > reasonable.

I'm saying that until a renewable source is found, yes, every effort must be
directed to finding me a way to get to work.  Because if I can't get to work, I
will starve to death.  I am not saying that nobody should be looking for
renewable sources but if there's a real danger of me not being able to switch
(as there currently is) things will go VERY badly for everyone.  Stopping oil
exploration won't find a renewable energy source any faster.  Taking all the
engineers out of the oil business won't find me a renewable source any faster.

You seem to believe that people should stop looking for more ways of powering
the existing infrastructure and concentrate solely on some hypothetical future
one.

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