but theory x management says that if they let you do that you will spend your time watching Judge Judy ;P
Dana On 8/15/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, I said that global warming definitely exists, global cooling definitely > exists, and the historical record shows that the planet has gone through > steady cycles of warming and cooling for ages. We don't need models and > predictions to figure that out, all we have to do is look at the physical > record and we can see it. > > My point is that there is no hedge against the warming and cooling cycles > that the planet has always and (one might assume) will always go through. We > can't control it, we can only deal with its impact. The only question is > when we will experience the next warming or cooling cycle. What happens if > we start dealing with greenhouse gases and then the planet becomes > unexpectedly much cooler? Nothing, that's what. There is nothing we can do > about it. > > As to the issue of pollution in the atmosphere, I would love to get off of > fossil fuels, especially oil and coal, or at least move to cleaner > technologies that pump fewer pollutants into the atmosphere. There is just > one problem- how do we do it? We could go nuclear in a big way for > electricity, but the environmental lobby acts like the mental lobby when > that subject comes up. There is no other technology in existence today that > could even come close to meeting worldwide energy demand. Coal, oil, natural > gas, and nuclear power are the four big sources of energy we have. Hydro, > wind, solar, geothermal, and everything else adds up to a hill of beans > compared to the energy output of the top four. > > And hey, there are plenty of opportunities for creative people to become > rich and famous out of all of this mess. Whoever finds a solution to moving > millions of people around Southern California and other areas of sprawl in a > way that is both convenient for them (or they will not use it), efficient > (or we might as well stick to the current program) and cost-effective (or no > one will pay for it) will become an instant hero across the entire > industrialized world. It hasn't happened yet because the problem is > extremely complex and, barring some totally out of the box solution that no > one has come across, would require technology that is beyond human > capability today. > > I have a simple suggestion for corporate and government bosses- let your > people telecommute more. Imagine this scenario: Iran decides to block the > Strait of Hormuz, driving oil to $200/barrel and gasoline to $6/gallon, all > in an attempt to force the U.S. to back off its pressure on the Iranian > regime. Such a scenario is not out of the question. How could we respond? > The President could go on TV and direct federal employees to work at home > when and where possible. He could suggest that state governors do the same > for state governments, and that corporate bosses do the same for their > employees. It would not have to be a long-term thing- maybe just a one week > period where everyone worked at home as much as practical. That kind of > collective action could drop gasoline and electricity usage by a huge amount > and limit the impact of oil as a weapon against us. There would be all kinds > of bumps along the way, but everyone would figure out how to make it work. > As an added bonus, we would be burning fewer fossil fuels, and in theory > helping in some small way to prevent global warming. > > > > On 8/15/07, Gruss wrote: > > > > > > You think there is a possibility that Global Warming does exists AND > > that humans MAY be able to do something about it. > > > > If you believe that, then you have no choice but to do something. > > I've used the insurance concept to explain why this is so. It's about > > managing risk, not managing certainties; the essence, really, of > > business. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240479 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
