[ale] [OT] Psychology of Denial about Climate Change

[john.bryson at oit.gatech.edu]

----- "Damon L. Chesser" <damon at damtek.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 23:06 -0500, Pete Hardie wrote:
> > I am not stepping into the climate briar patch, but I would like to
> > see the US get off the oil kick.
> > If we can convert to all electric cars, etc, we get more
> independence,
> > less pollution, quieter
> 
> How are you going to generate all that electricity?  You do know that
> electric cars just move the source of the pollution, not eliminate
> it,
> right?  Instead of your tail pipe, you move the "carbon" to a power
> plant.  Did I mention, due to the laws of supply and demand, now your
> home heating/electric bill is going to dramatically go up?  Imagine
> at
> 6pm when 4.5 million people in ATL get home and plug in their cars.
> BOOM!  Big brown out.
> 
> > roads, and I can top off my car at home (solar, grid power, or even
> > put the dog on a treadmill generator)
> > 
> > Wouldn't it be great to not worry about what the Middle East is
> doing?
> 
> On this we agree.  Dare I say, Drill hear, Drill now?
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Damon
> damon at damtek.com
> 
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