You're right, it's mostly a win-win situation. But we do have to be careful not to enact legislation or controls that cause economic chaos. If for example, the west adheres to strict industrial standards and China does not, we could see a recession that will make current problems seem miniscule by comparison. So there is a potential downside to environmental zeal. But, as you note, plenty of upside. Caution is required. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Jan 28, 2008 2:29 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hate this use of the word Hoax. A hoax doesn't harm people, except > > maybe the pride of the gullible. If the global warming fanatics are > > wrong, then many people will be harmed by their actions. If they're > > right then serious actions should be taken, though not unnecessarily the > > ones they propose . Either way the debate isn't helped by the use of > > improper terms. > > > > I know I shouldn't, but I must: > > Okay, tell me, what horrible things would happen if the global warming > fanatics are wrong? (BTW, using the word "fanatics" is rather > telling, no?) > > Let's see, we'd lower pollution levels, reduce our reliance on > non-renewable, toxic, noxious energy resources such as petroleum and > coal, we'd develop local sustainable sources of energy using such > things as wind and the sun, we'd reduce garbage, we'd get more people > out of cars and into mass transit, onto bikes and walking - possibly > even becoming more fit and healthy in the process. > > I'm missing where the "harm" part comes into play... > > :-) > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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