Dan M wrote:
With all due respect, so what? Most people prefer drilling
everywhere over $4.00 gasoline. And, the Republicans are
winning that argument...the polls show a massive preference
now to drill to bring down the prices.
Are high gas prices a necessary evil to force
On Sep 1, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Gary Nunn wrote:
Are high gas prices a necessary evil to force technological
advancement?
They shouldn't be, and in an economy and social/cultural framework
that cultivated proactive thinking at least in the majority, they
wouldn't be. The problem is that
On 02/09/2008, at 1:58 AM, Gary Nunn wrote:
Nothing motivates the masses more that money. If we're still buying
$1.50 a
gallon gas at the pumps, why would anyone be motivated to get rid of
that
Hummer getting 10 miles per gallon (on a good day!) and find more
efficient
and
They shouldn't be, and in an economy and social/cultural
framework that cultivated proactive thinking at least in the
majority, they wouldn't be. The problem is that the existing
paradigm tends to go ahead with business as usual until it
becomes totally unsustainable,
*then* start
Because it's the right thing to do? Just because something is
cheap does not mean we need to be wasteful.
Substitute anyone with most people in that sentence and
I'll agree with you.
Ok, Most people.
I agree, just because something is cheap doesn't mean that we need to be
wasteful,
Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a Utopian society, the thinkers and scientists would
proactively look for solutions with the full support of society in general.
However, we are talking about America, a country that thrives on, and
worships convenience. It's not convenient to consider
