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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Feb 2007
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Merry Christmas all and got the wife a GPS.
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:34:09 -0000, wrote:
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:21:26 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Unfortunately, we've knee-deep in luddites who don't think it is
important or necessary to do anything to try to save energy or to shift
to alternative sources.
I look at it this way - the faster we use up fossil fuels, the faster
something new will come along to replace it.
From a historical perspective, it fits perfectly.
As a fuel, yes, but what about all the other uses of petroleum,
medicines, fertilizers, plastics, etc. Oil is a gift, and some would
argue it's too important to be squandered as fuel.
Good point.
Although if we don't use up fossil fuels, how do we get to
replicators?
"Tea - Earl Grey - hot".
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