Global warming

I do believe that we all will have to make sacrifices if we are to emerge from this crisis. I'm not advocating going back to horse and buggy or tilling our crops by mule and plow, but there are ways to improve how our resources are being used. If you want to drive a gas hog , ok, we can have a gas guzzeler tax but lower the mpg that qualifies for gas guzzler. With the bailout that our government gave the US auto industry you would think they would change their tactics, but it is just business as usual so we are damned to repeat. Unfortunately the average American just doesn't get it. If they can afford to drive a big car it's their right. Right?

We did put men on the moon , and i can say I was among those that made it possible. I am a believer that given the right incentives our men of science can find better ways of utilizing our resources, and finding sources that are today not known.

I guarantee you if we were faced with fossil fuel being depleted in 10 years there would be a break through in alternative energy before that happened.

When it comes to having enough food to feed the world because of the cost of producing enough, nature has always had a remedy for such eventualities. Rather than say "survival of the fittest" you can say survival will depend on your ability to adapt. Today we have thousands of people dieing of starvation all over the world purely because they are unable to adapt through no fault of their own. We have people dieing because of the despot or Warlord and we are helpless to assist. If new methods and energy are not found man is going to out grow this planet. Soon! We are destined to repeat history.

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Originally Posted by kokopup

I do believe that we all will have to make sacrifices if we are to emerge from this crisis. I'm not advocating going back to horse and buggy or tilling our crops by mule and plow, but there are ways to improve how our resources are being used.

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Something we all can agree on.

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If you want to drive a gas hog , ok, we can have a gas guzzeler tax but lower the mpg that qualifies for gas guzzler. With the bailout that our government gave the US auto industry you would think they would change their tactics, but it is just business as usual so we are damned to repeat. Unfortunately the average American just doesn't get it. If they can afford to drive a big car it's their right. Right?

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My 12mph gas guzzler is paid for. I cannot now or in the near future afford to buy outright or even afford payments on an econo-box that can get me around when the weather turns bad around here. I do wish I still had my Samurai for when the winter roads are good and for during the summer, I just cant afford to buy another Sammy in good reliable shape at the moment. So I should pay more in taxes because I cant afford a econ-box?

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We did put men on the moon , and i can say I was among those that made it possible. I am a believer that given the right incentives our men of science can find better ways of utilizing our resources, and finding sources that are today not known.

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One of my uncles worked with NASA on some project or other, when we talk over Christmas Ill ask which one. I do find it funny that a jet and rocket propulsion scientist cant work a VCR and the internet is still a mystery to him.

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I guarantee you if we were faced with fossil fuel being depleted in 10 years there would be a break through in alternative energy before that happened.

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Why not work towards cleaner energy with the existing resources, while simultaneously working towards alternative and renewable energies? Or is the agenda to damn all fossil fuels regardless of the costs? 1st world countries could ween themselves of fossil fuels and could afford to help 2nd and third world countries clean up their fossil fuel emissions. Or does that go against the Global Warming Agenda agenda?

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When it comes to having enough food to feed the world because of the cost of producing enough, nature has always had a remedy for such eventualities. Rather than say "survival of the fittest" you can say survival will depend on your ability to adapt. Today we have thousands of people dieing of starvation all over the world purely because they are unable to adapt through no fault of their own. We have people dieing because of the despot or Warlord and we are helpless to assist. If new methods and energy are not found man is going to out grow this planet. Soon! We are destined to repeat history.

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The USA has had a habit for many years, even decades, of paying farmers and Big Corps, not to grow various crops. By past estimates we should already have mass starvations do to worldwide population growth, yet that hasent happened yet. One of Obama's appointee's even suggested that forced sterilization was the answer for the "over population" problem.

Despite dire past predictions we have adapted and we continue to adapt, when government has allowed us to.

Ill start worrying about Globull Warming when Gore lives up to the example ShrubCo has set in his own residence.

Go Copenhagen PD!!!!!!:D

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By Blue
My 12mph gas guzzler is paid for. I cannot now or in the near future afford to buy outright or even afford payments on an econo-box that can get me around when the weather turns bad around here. I do wish I still had my Samurai for when the winter roads are good and for during the summer, I just cant afford to buy another Sammy in good reliable shape at the moment. So I should pay more in taxes because I cant afford a econ-box?

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I can understand how you can have a vehicle that you can’t afford to replace, I have been there myself. In Europe and the US where a gas guzzler tax is imposed it is usually done when you buy the vehicle new. You can change how this guzzler is driven to obtain the most MPG, drive with an easy pedal and keep you tires well inflated

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Why not work towards cleaner energy with the existing resources, while simultaneously working towards alternative and renewable energies? Or is the agenda to damn all fossil fuels regardless of the costs? 1st world countries could ween themselves of fossil fuels and could afford to help 2nd and third world countries clean up their fossil fuel emissions. Or does that go against the Global Warming Agenda agenda?

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This has supposedly been the plan for sometime. The big 3 in Detroit have always been able to find holes in the plan so no progress has really come from them to speak of. The Hybrid technology has been used for some time in the commercial market but Detroit had no incentive until $4 gasoline hit. We can do better than rehashed 80’s technology. GE developed Fords system back in the 80’s but was only used in the commercial Bus market. Natural gas and now even Diesel is cleaner than a hybrid gas engines. If the Government wants to give out incentives it should be to anyone developing good alternatives. They need to develop a true Battery that doesn’t weigh a ton and will hold a charge more than 2 hours. The solution is out there we just need the right minds working on the problem rather than how to get around a definition.

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The USA has had a habit for many years, even decades, of paying farmers and Big Corps, not to grow various crops. By past estimates we should already have mass starvations do to worldwide population growth, yet that hasent happened yet. One of Obama's appointee's even suggested that forced sterilization was the answer for the "over population" problem

Despite dire past predictions we have adapted and we continue to adapt, when government has allowed us to.

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I have spent enough time in India, Africa, Pakistan, and America to tell you
there are people starving. The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you started readiing this post at least 200 people have died of starvation, and Over 4 million will die this year. Most of these starving people
can be attributed to failed crops because of severe drought. Yes we do have people starving while the US government pays farmer not to grow crops.

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Ill start worrying about Globull warming when Gore lives up to the example ShrubCo has set in his in his own residence.

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This is a portion of an article on Al Gores Manson.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.

The former vice president has installed solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating. He also replaced all incandescent lights with compact fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs.

"Short of tearing it down and staring anew, I don't know how it could have been rated any higher," said Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council, which gave the house its second-highest rating for sustainable design.

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Originally Posted by kokopup

I can understand how you can have a vehicle that you can’t afford to replace, I have been there myself. In Europe and the US where a gas guzzler tax is imposed it is usually done when you buy the vehicle new. You can change how this guzzler is driven to obtain the most MPG, drive with an easy pedal and keep you tires well inflated

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Im not so trusting in our current leaders to tax gas guzzlers that way.

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This has supposedly been the plan for sometime. The big 3 in Detroit have always been able to find holes in the plan so no progress has really come from them to speak of. The Hybrid technology has been used for some time in the commercial market but Detroit had no incentive until $4 gasoline hit. We can do better than rehashed 80’s technology. GE developed Fords system back in the 80’s but was only used in the commercial Bus market. Natural gas and now even Diesel is cleaner than a hybrid gas engines. If the Government wants to give out incentives it should be to anyone developing good alternatives. They need to develop a true Battery that doesn’t weigh a ton and will hold a charge more than 2 hours. The solution is out there we just need the right minds working on the problem rather than how to get around a definition.

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What long time plan, and how has the Big 3 dug holes in it? Maybe Big .gov limiting diesel engines in the US? I would love a VW or BMW diesel swap into my ZJ, actually where I live I can do it I just cant afford it.

Hybrid and electric car technology is more destructive then the traditional gasoline engine. Until all the metal in those cars come from completely recycled sources and not from mines, and arent getting the electricity from fossil fuels, hybrids and electrics are placebos. LNG, and propane wont work well here for most of the year because of the temps, diesel would be better but still is impeded by the cold. Even if the right minds can develop a battery that dosent weigh a ton, it would still require metal, metals need to be mined. Every hybrid vehicle should have a "I :love: Strip Mining" bumper sticker on it from the factory.

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I have spent enough time in India, Africa, Pakistan, and America to tell you
there are people starving. The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you started readiing this post at least 200 people have died of starvation, and Over 4 million will die this year. Most of these starving people
can be attributed to failed crops because of severe drought. Yes we do have people starving while the US government pays farmer not to grow crops.

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2 of my uncles spent many years in the Peace Corps, one is still active just not directly, Im well aware people are starving though out the world. Less people would starve to death if our .gov would stop paying farmers not to farm and pay them to farm to export as gifts to areas of the world suffering from droughts. But wait there is a problem with that idea isnt there? Many of the areas of the worlds suffering from droughts also suffer the rule of tyrants that would horde the foods and goods for themselves and their countries elites. You will have to forgive me for not trusting the WHO numbers.

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This is a portion of an article on Al Gores Manson.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.

The former vice president has installed solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating. He also replaced all incandescent lights with compact fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs.

"Short of tearing it down and staring anew, I don't know how it could have been rated any higher," said Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council, which gave the house its second-highest rating for sustainable design.

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So maybe Gore did learn a lesson from GWshruBco's Texas ranch, it still dosent give him a pass on his hypocrisy.

The mention of CFLs makes me mention another problem. CFLs have mercury in them. Burned out or defective CFLs will wind up in our land fills leading to more mercury leaking into our ground water. Banning incandescent light bulbs to save on electricity, is that a good payoff to have more mercury in our soils and waters? That worries me more than Co2.

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Originally Posted by blue

The mention of CFLs makes me mention another problem. CFLs have mercury in them. Burned out or defective CFLs will wind up in our land fills leading to more mercury leaking into our ground water. Banning incandescent light bulbs to save on electricity, is that a good payoff to have more mercury in our soils and waters? That worries me more than Co2.

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Thank you.

I got a flyer from the city of Lost Angeles about sorting out the trash, food, recyclables, etc.

I cannot recycle any bulbs, of any type. Either I take them to a 'roundup' or toss them into the trash. So, now? I get the goofy "I am polluting the planet" guilty trip when I toss one into the trash..

Aside from getting ANOTHER bin to put out on trash day? How many light bulbs does the average home toss out a month?:o:confused:


I remember 'back in the day' when you either tossed your motor oil into the street drain or dug a hole in the backyard and dumped it there.:eek: How many jillion gallons of water does one quart, let alone the 4-5 in an engine crankcase, pollute when turned loose on the planet.:mad:

TANSTAAFL. Everything we do has an environmental impact. All we can do is to try to minimize it as much as possible.

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Smokey the Elder
TANSTAAFL. Everything we do has an environmental impact. All we can do is to try to minimize it as much as possible.

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Amen Smokey!
That says it all. EVERYTHING we do has an environmental impact. All we can do is to try to minimize it as much as possible.

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