On Thu, July 17, 2008 7:56 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There was a post here about how much gas California uses compared to > China. > > I've heard related data that USA, while 5% of world population, uses > something > like 30-50% of the world's resources. (I saw a related bumper stick in > Mira > Mesa just last week on an *SUV*. Note the irony.) > > While I don't argue with these statistics. I think we must remember that > the USA also **gives back** much for all that consumption. >
"Gives back"?! Wow!! You need to do some reading. http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216397963&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/Bananas-United-Fruit-Company-Shaped/dp/1841958816/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216398018&sr=1-1 > Everytime some inventor in the USA doubles the gas mileage on cars, that's > like > effectively *doubling* the world's oil supply. (At least the % of oil > used by > cars.) > Oh, I'm _so_ glad Ford and General Motors developed the Prius while the Japanese were selling those awful Hummers. http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car/70052424?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=757607720_0_0 -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- KPLUG-Steer@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
