- Feb 4, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 1996 450DA, TNT, Caribe dink w/15hp OB.
- Engines
- 3126 427HP TD transmissions
Now if we can just get Gary to stop operating those inefficient cummins and switch to CAT engines, we might be able to save the world.
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So then, how do you justify owning two boats? one probably needing a nice big truck to tow around. If man is creating global warming, you are probably in the top 1% of warmers.
I would, however, like to see some of the subsidies that are going to carbon based energy generation (oil exploration subsidies and the no-competition bidding process used for coal rights being especially offensive in my eyes) shifted to more renewable development. I would REALLY love to see the nuclear industry getting serious about thorium reactors, but there's still a good bit of work to be done there.
So what you're trying to say is buying another car is good for the climate? how much energy, resources, chemicals, paints, waste, not to mention fuel and electricity does it take to make a NEW hybrid? How much money does it cost you to buy that new hybrid? $40k, $50k? Whatever fuel "savings" you get from driving it, you threw out buying it. You created more climate warming trying to save the climate. Then after a couple of years you have to buy new environmentally safe batteries at what, $7k a pop? So you're polluting the world, having to go and create more wealth to raise the money which causes more pollution, to buy that hybrid to save how much fuel a year? All that buying, polluting, warming, not to mention driving a crappy car for something they can't even prove. It's so far from proof, they can't even get a fake model close. Man, I would love you as a client or customer. Next to prostitutes, this is the oldest profession in the world, snake oil.Most smokers know that smoking is bad for you. I'm absolutely putting more than my share of carbon into the atmosphere, between 2 boats (one of which sucks gas faster than a $20 hooker sucks ... well, you know), 5 cars, 2 of which get well under 20 MPG, and my own server rack at home along with other toys that double my electric bill compared to my neighbors. I have no issue with admitting my own faults.
I said I believe the climate scientists, but I never said I *LIKED* what they are saying. You guys act as if everyone saying "man made global warming exists" is HAPPY about it. I'm certainly not. But I've never told everyone they have to scrap their boats and gas guzzler cars. I'm not being hypocritical in that I'm not claiming some moral high-ground and telling everyone else they have to fix it without changing anything myself. I know I'm part of the problem. But I'm not pretending that the problem doesn't exist.
It's a tough situation, and I don't have easy answers for it. My preference is to find a solution that doesn't require me to make major changes to my lifestyle :grin:, but I think that in the long term that's not going to work. So I'm trying to shift my consumption a where I can, like replacing my daily driver with a hybrid, selling a couple of the cars, and cutting back on some of the power-hungry toys. Incremental change is the best I can do right now.
I would, however, like to see some of the subsidies that are going to carbon based energy generation (oil exploration subsidies and the no-competition bidding process used for coal rights being especially offensive in my eyes) shifted to more renewable development. I would REALLY love to see the nuclear industry getting serious about thorium reactors, but there's still a good bit of work to be done there.
I'm not trying to change the world here. Better people than me will be required to make that happen. Or not. Time will tell.
“This is one of those grand challenges, one of those big things that is really hard. We have to grapple with Mother Nature and try to say, ‘Look lady, give us your secrets! We won’t get rough with you, please don’t get rough with us!’” she said. Sounds like some hippie from the 60's talkin.:smt043Now they are blaming not being able to find the missing jet due to climate change. unbelievable.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corne...-blame-missing-malaysia-flight-andrew-johnson
Now they are blaming not being able to find the missing jet due to climate change. unbelievable.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corne...-blame-missing-malaysia-flight-andrew-johnson
If that doesn't convince everyone that the global warming folks are completely insane, nothing will, I suppose.....
Holy crap... RAPE TOO???