Dr. Steve Eskow wrote: >According to Taran, > Hmm. According to Steve:
> the Amerindians of Guyana are quite happy to hunt for >wood to burn for light and for cooking, and would have it no other way. > >That may be. However, I would favor asking them, rather than having Taran >speak for them. > > Go ahead, Steve, because in the same way I certainly would prefer hearing something from the people from Ghana instead of you. So, your word is as good as mine. I'm certain that we need not pursue that line further. After all, I live in the region of the world of which I speak, and at the drop of a hat I can be in Guyana talking to an Amerindian within 24 hours. According to Taran this is possible. >Meanwhile, there is substantial evidence to back up some conclusions. > >First: there are literally billions of people in the world without >electricity. Many of them spend an inordinate share of their incomes for the >kerosene that slowly poisons them. And the villagers, most often women, >spend much of their time hunting for wood to burn from a rapdily depleting >supply. > > According to Taran another argument could be made that electricity generation using oil sources does the same. According to Taran, for people who are unfamiliar with renewable energy equipment, there is also an environmental impact in producing the equipment itself which many people who advocate renewable energy do not factor in. According to Taran, renewable energy in it's entirety is a larger subject than 'burning kerosene', and it affects the entire planet. According to Taran, this is a very deep subject, and I suspect that it will get deeper before it becomes clearer. According to Taran, solar energy and other renewable sources are a boon to many people - but irresponsible use of these in communities can be detrimental as well. According to Taran, according to Steve, Steve may not agree. But he doesn't have to. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
