Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:34:46 -0400, Warp wrote:

> > I don't even understand what rational reason there is to oppose that
> > idea. Is reducing pollution somehow a bad thing?

> Yes, because it costs money to come up with alternatives, and people are 
> generally lazy and don't want to spend.  Especially here in the US with 
> the 'consumer society' we live in, it's all about getting *stuff*.  We'd 
> have to actually control our impulses in order to reduce consumption.

  One problem with that lazy ideology is that most people assume fossil
fuels will last forever. If we don't come up with alternative ways of
producing energy, we are going back to the 19th century whether we want
it or not, and that's going to happen relatively soon.

  Well, at least pollution will be reduced when we run out of fossil fuels.
Something positive at least.

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                                                          - Warp

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