On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:01:21 +0000, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>If it comes down to not being able to use a small amount more of power, that >>shows poor planning. > >Yes, but you're talking ideal world. > >> Either because the power company didn't build more capacity, or because the >> groups regulating new power plants make it impossible. I don't think >> business should be limited because of artificial limits. > >Okay. You don't think it's right. >But, what do you do now that it's real? > >>Business should be encouraged to do everything possible to limit power >>growth. Just raising electricity rates goes a long way to accomplishing that. > >Yes, but? > Note that the same concerns apply to water as to power, and have applied for a longer time.
See: "Tragedy of the Commons". -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
