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Old 12-20-2007, 11:37 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Interesting article on cold weather & "global warming"

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Originally Posted by harveyc View Post

Making money out of conservation is part of the problem, though, sort of a catch 22, that leads to people promoting things for their own self-interest.
Very true, but I think the least of two evils. I have no problem with capitalism, especially when it's not creating pollution but adding jobs. Win win!

Or we could do things like this. It created great wealth and jobs, for a while.
http://www.american.edu/TED/NAURU.htm

http://www.everyculture.com/images/ctc_03_img0762.jpg


I highly recommend renting the movie even if you have to watch it at a friends house. It's a very powerful non partisan look at just what happened to the electric car program and the cars themselves in California.
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