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  1. Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is saying that
    all we need to combat global warming is for every American family to be
    taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For now.

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the plate
    and pay his share starting right now.

  2. "Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the
    plate and pay his share starting right now.

    So, what, Tom, do you think we should "stay the course?" Did you have
    some other planet to move to at some point? Or are you depending on
    some miraculous divine intervention?

    If it weren't for man this planet would be a paradise.

  3. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.
    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the
    plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Quoted message said:

    "Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    So, what, Tom, do you think we should "stay the course?" Did you have
    some other planet to move to at some point? Or are you depending on
    some miraculous divine intervention?

    Tom Kunich said:

    If it weren't for man this planet would be a paradise.

    Ah, "nature". You must mean bloody claw and fang.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    <www.yellowjersey.org/>
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

  4. Tom Kunich said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to
    the plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, what, Tom, do you think we should "stay the course?" Did you
    have some other planet to move to at some point? Or are you
    depending on some miraculous divine intervention?

    Quoted message said:

    If it weren't for man this planet would be a paradise.

    In that line, the earth has about 10x the human population than what
    it can endure long term. If you want to see the power humans have
    extracted from fossiles and blown away into earth atmosphere, this web
    site give an indication how uch of the habitable land is under
    enormous stress.

    http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

    Do-gooders are working hard to bring African population density up to
    the brighter places on this map.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_River_Basin

    Jobst Brandt

  5. Tom Kunich said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to
    the plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, what, Tom, do you think we should "stay the course?" Did you
    have some other planet to move to at some point? Or are you
    depending on some miraculous divine intervention?

    Quoted message said:

    If it weren't for man this planet would be a paradise.

    In that line, the earth has about 10x the human population than
    support long term. For a view of the power humans have extracted from
    fossils and blown away into earth atmosphere, this web site gives an
    indication how much of the habitable land is under population stress.

    http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg

    Do-gooders are working hard to bring African population density up to
    the brighter places on this map.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_River_Basin

    Jobst Brandt

  6. In article <[email hidden]>, Tom Kunich

    cyclintom@yahoo. said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is saying that
    all we need to combat global warming is for every American family to be
    taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For now.

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the plate
    and pay his share starting right now.

    Of course, the American Way is to buy a solution and charge the expense
    to someone else. Regardless the free ride's over nda this time there's
    no passing the buck.

  7. Luke said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Tom

    Kunich cyclintom@yahoo. said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the
    plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Of course, the American Way is to buy a solution and charge the
    expense to someone else. Regardless the free ride's over nda this
    time there's no passing the buck.

    Of course, you've got it completely wrong. China and India ain't playing
    (paying), so even the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it won't solve a
    thing. (Except to cripple the US economy, of course, which is the REAL
    agenda in play.)

    HTH (BKIW)

  8. "Luke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Tom Kunich

    cyclintom@yahoo. said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is saying
    that
    all we need to combat global warming is for every American family to be
    taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For now.

    As soon as France pays off their WW2 war depts., that would probably be
    $600,000 per person in France by now.

  9. Bill Sornson said:
    Luke said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Tom
    Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the
    plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Quoted message said:

    Of course, the American Way is to buy a solution and charge the
    expense to someone else. Regardless the free ride's over nda this
    time there's no passing the buck.

    Of course, you've got it completely wrong.  China and India ain't playing
    (paying), so even the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it won't solve a
    thing.  (Except to cripple the US economy, of course, which is the REAL
    agenda in play.)

    Reliance on fossil fuels has crippled our economy. If we had reduced
    our reliance on oil and petrochemicals fifty years ago, we would be
    better off economically and environmentally. We need something like a
    Manhattan Project to develop new energy technology -- which we could
    do for under 45 trillion, maybe. Come up with a highly efficient
    solar cell and license the technology to pay off the debt. Sure, this
    would be government in the private sector -- but that worked fine for
    the TVA and BPA and other energy production efforts. Investing in
    infrastructure creates jobs and would also stimulate the economy --
    more than a bogus $150 tax rebate. -- Jay Beattie.

  10. On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:43:09 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Except to cripple the US economy, of course, which is the REAL
    agenda in play.)

    Cripple? Ha.

  11. In article <[email hidden]>, Bill Sornson

    Quoted message said:
    Luke said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Tom

    Kunich cyclintom@yahoo. said:

    Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    now.

    Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to the
    plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Of course, the American Way is to buy a solution and charge the
    expense to someone else. Regardless the free ride's over nda this
    time there's no passing the buck.

    Of course, you've got it completely wrong. China and India ain't playing
    (paying), so even the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it won't solve a
    thing. (Except to cripple the US economy, of course, which is the REAL
    agenda in play.)

    HTH (BKIW)

    Why fault the "developing" world for flattering the West by imitation?
    Really they're complimenting the Industrialized World by embracing the
    same methods and sensibilities that served us so well as we embarked
    down the road to prosperity.

    That's their real crime: they're acting like us.

    They want what we do; and are using our methods to get it. That it's
    not feasible r

    Quoted message said:


  12. Jay Beattie said:
    Bill Sornson said:
    Luke said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Tom
    Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.> wrote:

    Quoted message said:

    > Well, a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency is
    > saying that all we need to combat global warming is for every
    > American family to be taxed $600,000 and that will be enough. For
    > now.

    Quoted message said:

    > Hopefully EVERY American environmentalist will gladly step up to
    > the plate and pay his share starting right now.

    Quoted message said:

    Of course, the American Way is to buy a solution and charge the
    expense to someone else. Regardless the free ride's over nda this
    time there's no passing the buck.

    Of course, you've got it completely wrong. China and India ain't
    playing (paying), so even the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it
    won't solve a thing. (Except to cripple the US economy, of course,
    which is the REAL agenda in play.)

    Reliance on fossil fuels has crippled our economy. If we had reduced
    our reliance on oil and petrochemicals fifty years ago, we would be
    better off economically and environmentally.

    You left out the word "foreign", repeatedly. If the US had explored,
    drilled, extracted, and refined its /own/ oil resources -- while also
    looking to create/invent alternative technologies -- AND built clean, green
    and safe nuclear plants -- then not only would our economy not be "crippled"
    (which it's not now even with all the efforts to make it so), it would be
    BOOMING. It's the only country on earth that's not using its own resources
    to meet its needs for energy.

    Quoted message said:

    We need something like a
    Manhattan Project to develop new energy technology -- which we could
    do for under 45 trillion, maybe.

    The 45 tril isn't intended for that; it's intended to line the pockets of
    U.N.-like frauds and scammers. (Hint: check into Al Gore's interests in
    these "carbon credits and offsets" companies. He's making millions, and
    soon it will be billions.)

    Quoted message said:

    Come up with a highly efficient
    solar cell and license the technology to pay off the debt. Sure, this
    would be government in the private sector -- but that worked fine for
    the TVA and BPA and other energy production efforts. Investing in
    infrastructure creates jobs and would also stimulate the economy --
    more than a bogus $150 tax rebate. -- Jay Beattie.

    When there's promise, investors and entrepreneurs will /flood/ new sectors
    with money. True of energy, bio-tech, pharmaceutical, you name it.
    Government will just regulate it to death and keep it from ever emerging
    full scale.

  13. On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:05:47 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    It's the only country on earth that's not using its own resources
    to meet its needs for energy.

    You're very mistaken about this. Not surprising considering how
    little you read and *what* you read..

    http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_imp_net_of_ene_use-energy-imports-net-of-use

  14. John Forrest Tomlinson said:

    On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:05:47 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    It's the only country on earth that's not using its own resources
    to meet its needs for energy.

    You're very mistaken about this. Not surprising considering how
    little you read and *what* you read..

    http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_imp_net_of_ene_use-energy-imports-net-of-use

    PS - I actually agree with Bill's sentiment that the US should be
    looking to reduce it's reliance on energy imports. Though not is
    desire that we trash the environment to do so.

  15. "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Of course, you've got it completely wrong. China and India ain't playing
    (paying), so even the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it won't solve a
    thing. (Except to cripple the US economy, of course, which is the REAL
    agenda in play.)

    OK Bill, no fair understanding what's really happening. You're supposed to
    be as stupid as a Democrat.

  16. "Jay Beattie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Reliance on fossil fuels has crippled our economy. If we had reduced
    our reliance on oil and petrochemicals fifty years ago, we would be
    better off economically and environmentally.

    By all means perhaps you can explain how we could have done that?

    Quoted message said:

    We need something like a
    Manhattan Project to develop new energy technology -- which we could
    do for under 45 trillion, maybe. Come up with a highly efficient
    solar cell and license the technology to pay off the debt.

    I see your degree in physics is doing you some good after all. Oh, that's
    right - apparently you know nothing about what you're writing but aren't
    afraid to write it.

    Jay, all kidding aside - solar cells only work about 30 - 40% of the time.
    They've been IN DEVELOPMENT for 50 years. What makes you think that they
    could be more than marginally improved?

    Are you aware that it costs more energy to manufacture than they can
    generate in their useful lifetime?

  17. "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:05:47 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    It's the only country on earth that's not using its own resources
    to meet its needs for energy.

    You're very mistaken about this. Not surprising considering how
    little you read and *what* you read..

    http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_imp_net_of_ene_use-energy-imports-net-of-use

    Yeah, that's a really accurate gauge alright - for instance, Norway
    generates 7 "killowatts" of power. And they have 11 cubic feet of natural
    gas in reserve.

  18. Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    "Jay Beattie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Reliance on fossil fuels has crippled our economy. If we had reduced
    our reliance on oil and petrochemicals fifty years ago, we would be
    better off economically and environmentally.

    By all means perhaps you can explain how we could have done that?

    Ride bikes.

  19. Tom Kunich said:

    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:05:47 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    It's the only country on earth that's not using its own resources
    to meet its needs for energy.

    You're very mistaken about this. Not surprising considering how
    little you read and *what* you read..

    http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_imp_net_of_ene_use-energy-imports-net-of-use

    Yeah, that's a really accurate gauge alright - for instance, Norway
    generates 7 "killowatts" of power. And they have 11 cubic feet of
    natural gas in reserve.

    ROTFL

  20. Tom Kunich said:

    "Bill Sornson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Of course, you've got it completely wrong. China and India ain't
    playing (paying), so even {if} the US coughs up the $45 /trillion/ it
    won't solve a thing. (Except to cripple the US economy, of course,
    which is the REAL agenda in play.)

    Quoted message said:

    OK Bill, no fair understanding what's really happening. You're
    supposed to be as stupid as a Democrat.

    ITYMTS stupid /and/ dishonest.

    Bill "full disclosure" S.

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