Re: Jobs, not trees! (Collapse, Chapter 2)

2006-08-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:38 AM Wednesday 8/16/2006, Doug Pensinger wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: I am generally a believer in global warming, but you're citing a city below sea level, situated on the hurricane-prone gulf, whose commerce lifeblood eroded what protections the terrain had provided, as a counterargument

Re: Jobs, not trees! (Collapse, Chapter 2)

2006-08-16 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Doug Pensinger wrote: I just disagree with Alberto's statement that ecology is for rich people. Bangladesh is one of the poorest nations in the world and is most vulnerable to rising sea levels. Do you think that [UTF-8?]they’ll be shouting Jobs, not dry land? I can compare

Re: Jobs, not trees! (Collapse, Chapter 2)

2006-08-16 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: [*] take mountain with a grain of salt. About 500 meters is the highest it gets. If I'm taking a 500-meter mountain, I'm going to want more than just one grain of salt with it. :) Julia ___

Re: Jobs, not trees! (Collapse, Chapter 2)

2006-08-16 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Julia Thompson wrote: [*] take mountain with a grain of salt. About 500 meters is the highest it gets. If I'm taking a 500-meter mountain, I'm going to want more than just one grain of salt with it. :) Ok, but what I am trying to say is that, despite being the size of Continental USA +

CO Fire Tribe tomorrow

2006-08-16 Thread Deborah Harrell
Julia - thought you'd be interested @ this: tomorrow -- at the library, no less! -- this group will be performing various pyro-nontechnics. Should be fun; the Hawaiian singer and dancers last week was very enjoyable to watch. http://www.columbinecourier.com/story_display.php?sid=3613 (_way_

Weekly Chat Reminder

2006-08-16 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

Re: Jobs, not trees! (Collapse, Chapter 2)

2006-08-16 Thread bemmzim
I just disagree with Alberto's statement that ecology is for rich people. Bangladesh is one of the poorest nations in the world and is most vulnerable to rising sea levels. Do you think that they’ll be shouting Jobs, not dry land? In a sense ecology is for the rich; it is up to

U.S. Wind Energy Capacity Reaches 10,000 MW

2006-08-16 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://powerelectronics.com/power_systems/awea_wind_energy_081606/ U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 MW in generating capacity, and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

Re: U.S. Wind Energy Capacity Reaches 10,000 MW

2006-08-16 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 MW in generating capacity, and produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced today. Praise George W. Bush, whose policy of high oil prices