> -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:05 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: [x-post] Dealing with Eco-Mentalist Friends > > So on another board people that drive gas guzzlers were asking how to > deal with eco-minded friends that view such vechicles as not > eco-friendly. I'm curious whether there's any thoughts on this here.
Of course there are really two broad problems here... your argument only covers one. If oil becomes scarce prices will go up and that would annoy us. True. However the other argument revolves around the ramification of burning fossil fuels (yes... fossil fuels, there's no respected science that says oil is a renewable resource... and hell, even if it did renew itself it definitely doesn't do so on a scale that will actually help us). Whether or not you subscribe to man-made climate change it's clear that oil consumption has pollutive effects. And if you do feel convinced of man-made climate change then burning oil (especially burning it as we do in millions and millions of small engines) is a big part of the problem. But to return to the point it doesn't seem like you've got much of a chance there. People that think gas-guzzlers are bad aren't going to change their minds just because you say something. You deal with people like that by either accepting an impasse, giving up the vehicle or giving up the friend. Personally I feel that even if oil were renewable (which I don't believe it is) there's no reason to waste it unnecessarily. People, in general, should learn to consume to the level of their need and the simple fact is that most SUVs aren't needed by their owners. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185699 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
