Re: A letter I agree with


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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:20:32 +0000, Malcolm
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amacmil304@xxxxxxx writes
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:59:38 -0000, "BAC"
<casswalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:20:12 -0000, "BAC"
<casswalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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I agree, but it's a sad day that we can't live with other species
despite finding them a nuisance.


We can and do live with all those species (we can't avoid doing so,
we're
all in the same boat). But it's in our natures to want things our
own
way.


That's probably what will bring about the end of our species.


Wanting things our own way? That is a possibility, but our ability to
adapt
our surroundings to suit our requirements probably underlines and
defines
our species' success to date.


I agree "to date". But it is looking ever increasingly likely that our
success and wanting things our own way is about to turn on us and
devastate the human species through climate change.

So every responsible citizen should be doing their utmost to help
prevent that devastation. That could, of course, include driving small
cars with minimal emissions.

Not when the Chinese are buying millions of new cars every year and
the fake conservationits are encouraging environmentally damaging
activities for financial returns.


We're back to the 'tragedy of the commons' - a seemingly unavoidable trait
of human nature - again. What we need, IMO, is either a cheap and ubiquitous
form of energy that meets the needs of all parts of the planet, without
causing significant CO2 emissions, or a reduction in global population such
that total CO2 emissions are reduced to historic levels. If we don't achieve
the former, the latter seems likely to be forced upon us. Or our
descendents, perhaps. Are we destined to be whispered of by future
generations in the same way as the Greeks spoke of the Atlanteans?


.

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