On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:59:53 +0000, Mike.......
wrote:
>Following up to john_kulp@... (John Kulp) wrote:
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>>>Of course not, have you not heard of finite resources and pollution,
>>>let alone global warming.
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>>Hmm. Let's see. The US economy is heavily service based and becoming
>>more so daily. So is Europe.
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>the industrial dirty stuff is all exported to india and china, but it
>still happens
Yes it does, but the subject is the US growth situation. And Kyoto
decided to exempt them didn't it?
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>>Services are produced by people who, in
>>turn, are produced by---people. No shorthage there and growing.
>>Wasn't it Malthus in the late 1700"s and early 1800's that made these
>>dire predictions which were--well--completely erroneous? Lots of
>>pollution is energy generated, which nuclear, wind, sun and other
>>renewable energies can and do reduce dramatically. Just ask the
>>French which has done nuclear better than anyone and controlled what
>>pollution there is from that as well. Controls global warming as
>>well.
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>global warming isnt under control. Nuclear certainly offers a way
>forward, but I dont see the nuclear/hydrogen cars in France yet.
No, it's not but controlling it won't by necessity restrict growth.
There are plenty of other non-polluting sources of energy available if
people would just get off their duffs and harness them.
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>
>So just what is finite in all of this?
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>rescources, space.......
Not all that noticeable that can't be replaced. |