[at-l] Re: Maine land prices

[kahley@ptd.net (kahley)]

At 05:20 PM 6/8/02 -0400, Raphael Bustin wrote:
>At 02:44 PM 6/8/2002 -0500, kahley wrote:
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>>I don't pretend to know the answer, but I do have problems
>>with the idea that we can stop planetary change by any action
>>that the majority is willing to take.
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>I'd say you've got it backwards.  Planetary change (ie.,
>the warming we speak of) is happening because of the
>lifestyles and habits of the wealthiest 1/5 or so of the
>earth's population (a lot of people, in other words.)  The
>other 4/5 will suffer the consequences.

If this is true, then what caused the planet to warm before
people evolved?  This is not the first time the planet's
mean temperature has changed.  If it's all our fault, who's
fault was it the last time it happened?


>The outlook for the reversal of global warming is pretty
>bleak, if you ask me.  Cars are getting bigger, not
>smaller, and there are more of them on the road all
>the time.  Folks seem to want a Lincoln Navigator or
>equivalent behemoth to fetch the kids from little league.
>In 1960 new houses were built with 1-car garages.
>Then around 1975 it was two-car garages.  New
>construction in my neck of the woods now typically
>features three-car garages.  It's pretty sad.
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>rafe b.
>aka terrapin
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