That's a bullshit statement. Sustainability is a myth.
William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P. J. Alling" > Subject: Re: Global warming was: The Nine-spotted > > > >> Sadly most people don't seem to understand supply and demand. It's all >> a matter of cost. When prices rise high enough for a commodity suitable >> replacements are found, or if a less costly alternative exists the >> substitution will begin if prices simply stay the same. Oil was >> substituted for Coal because total costs of using it for energy were >> lower. Something will be substituted for Oil when either of those two >> conditions is met. It's quite likely that the US will go back to Coal >> for a while, (the US is the Saudi Arabia of Coal), abet with new plants >> being much cleaner than the old, but the price of Oil in real terms will >> have to be much higher than it is now. >> > > Supply and demand economic models aren't based on sustainability, and as a > consequence aren't based on intelligence. > >> No matter what is causing global warming, (and if it's man made, all the >> CO2 models, flawed though they may be, show that cutting back on >> emissions is way to late to make a difference in the short to mid >> term). Rich societies have a much better chance of mitigating any >> untoward effects of global temperature rises than poor ones, so given >> that the changes are coming and we can't stop them, it's best to not do >> anything that will make any societies poorer. Unfortunately most if not >> all of the prescriptions to "fix" global warming will do just that. >> >> > > I wouldn't have believed that the best advice a supposedly educated person > can give as a solution is to race hell bent for the precipice if I han't > read your post. > > William Robb > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
