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Skriven 2007-02-17 00:21:52 av Mark (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: where the hell is my global warming?
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From: "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com>

Omigod! LOL

"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@dontspamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:45d68a07$1@w3.nls.net...
> Here I thought you were a raw fruit only nut <g>
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> http://www.fruitarian.com/
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> "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45d68964$1@w3.nls.net...
>> "fruitarian" Not only can't I spell fruition, I can't pick the right
>> spell checker correction on the first try either! <g>
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>> "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45d6887c@w3.nls.net...
>>> Phosphates! -- I remember the big starburst labels on the boxes/jugs
>>> proudly declaring they were "Phosphate Free!" Haven't seen that for
>>> awhile now, but it's probably still in the fine print.
>>>
>>> Oil burners -- When my parents sold their house some years ago, there
>>> were non-stop ads on TV about how great oil heat was -- yet their
>>> realtor was marking their marketability down because they had an oil
>>> tank (never thought of it at the time, but she must have been a
>>> greenie) -- she was wrong it sold just fine. I was puzzled back then as
>>> to why a realtor would look for drawbacks, especially in the face of
>>> effectively free advertising for her!
>>>
>>> Energy Credits -- Back in the early 80s I was researching the tax
>>> credits available for solar additions, they were there and black drums
>>> full of water counted for thermal storage. My idea was a greenhouse
>>> lean-to addition with the drums up against the house for that storage.
>>> It was rudimentary, and though it would have worked, for one reason or
>>> another it never came to fruitarian. But to the credit of NJ and the
>>> utility companies here, they do still have very heavy duty actual cash
>>> rebates as well as ongoing credits for solar panels now.
>>>
>>> Genetically engineered fast growing pine forests -- Fuhgettaboutit,
>>> anything genetic (except embryo stem cell research) is verboten.
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>>> "Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:45d680a9@w3.nls.net...
>>>> "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:45d67963$1@w3.nls.net...
>>>>> Similarly, one of the first GroupThink(tm) initiatives I recall was
>>>>> banning cyclamates back in the late 60s, early 70s. At least though,
>>>>> that only made diet things rarer for a time, and more expensive later,
>>>>> as opposed to the ongoing killing of people with the GroupThink(tm)
>>>>> DDT ban.
>>>>
>>>> Oh and don't forget that stuff in laundry detergent that caused algae
>>>> growth (phosphates?), pffft we could use that now.. algae removes co2..
>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure how many will die for "carbon footprints" but it could be
>>>>> potentially all of us, as I'm coming to believe that if there is any
>>>>> "human caused" global warming, it in itself may be the only thing that
>>>>> allows us to make it through the coming ice age that they, the "Global
>>>>> Coolists," were predicting a mere 30 years ago...
>>>>
>>>> I agree, however it's also clear that CO2 levels are sharply up. This
>>>> does need to be addressed even if it's not causing global warming. The
>>>> thing that bothers me is no talk about giving property tax breaks if
>>>> you replace your lawn with forest, why can't they come up with helpful
>>>> ideas like that which would save us money instead of costing us money?
>>>> Removal of lawn in favor of forest not only produces more oxygen and
>>>> reduces co2 levels, it also means no lawn mowers so less co2 emissions.
>>>> It means less direct wind against the house in winter, burns less
>>>> heating oil, it means more shade in summer so air conditioners don't
>>>> burn as much electricity, another savings of both money and co2
>>>> emissions, etc..
>>>>
>>>> Oh hey here's a thought, if someone replaces an old oil burring furnace
>>>> with a new 90% efficient model, let them take the entire cost of the
>>>> new furnace as a tax deduction against their gross for the next few
>>>> years, that ought to motivate a bunch of folks to become more efficient
>>>> and save them money and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
>>>>
>>>> In this country we have vast plaines where we could easily plant
>>>> genetically engineered fast growing pine forests, why no talk about
>>>> that as a way to reduce co2 output? We can easily cause algae blooms in
>>>> the open oceans, another co2 reducer. Tax coal burning electricity
>>>> generation and use every dime of tax to subsidize pebble bed reactor
>>>> construction. Instead of California passing a law to make florescent
>>>> light bulbs required, pass a law so that they can be sold with no sales
>>>> tax while other bulbs are subject to sales tax.
>>>>
>>>> Instead they want us to burn alcohol laden fuel as the big solution and
>>>> this after ADM bought all the major domestic ethanol producers? Oh and
>>>> using corn as an ethanol source, ADM is supermarket to the world, a
>>>> food company, wonder how this will affect their bottom line. Get real..
>>>>
>>>> Geo.
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