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opinionista:
--- Quote from: DavidinHartford on December 07, 2006, 09:11:56 am --- From that chart:
1990 2025
United States 4,989 8,142
China 2,262 6,666
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My point was what this chart shows. That the United States over the next 20 years from now will only be producing less than double the amount in 1990, but China will Triple the amount.
With developing Asia producing 11,801 of the world total of 37,124.
Scary numbers indeed. But Asia is the one to watch. Here in the States we have the EPA at least monitoring the pollution. Even if they can't get the numbers down by enforcing restrictions, the financial economy will close more and more factories faster. Our industrial revolution here in the States is done. We lost. We import more goods than we produce. Even things like Steel. Dirty factory towns like Pittsburg, PA are a thing of the past.
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I knwo what you mean but according to Al Gore and some other person whose essay I read somewhere I don't remember right now, China is aware of it and it is actually doing something about it. US isn't. EPA doesn't do shit David. If they aren't able to stop big corporations to pollute some of the water resources in US mainland they're hardly doing much to stop them from polluting the air.
And yes, you might be right. US probably lost the race already. But we all can do something about it. For example, recycling, walking more, riding bycicles and using public transportation (I don't own a car for example, I walk and take the subway). Use other means of energy, for example, hemp. Hemp is a weed that besides having the power to get you high, can be used to make paper, fabric for clothing and even as fuel for cars. But we all have to take it seriously. The problem is that nobody takes it seriously. :-\
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on December 07, 2006, 07:43:11 am ---You do realize that the meted ice caps would just mix with the salted ocean waters, thus rendering it just as unusable as the current ocean waters (for the purpose of irrigation).
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Oh, for goodness sakes. Of course I'm aware of it. I'm sorry if you're offended, but I was just being as deliberately silly as the idea that global warming is a Good Thing done by the Republicans because it will get rid of winter.
Come on, people, lighten up.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 07, 2006, 10:22:34 am ---Oh, for goodness sakes. Of course I'm aware of it. I'm sorry if you're offended, but I was just being as deliberately silly as the idea that global warming is a Good Thing done by the Republicans because it will get rid of winter.
Come on, people, lighten up.
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Well , putting it that way sure LOL
serious crayons:
Sorry to anyone who was offended; I just really hate winter. I should probably move somewhere warmer. I oughta go to Mexico ...
That would be a lot less drastic than voting for a Republican. ::)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on December 07, 2006, 04:40:00 pm ---Sorry to anyone who was offended; I just really hate winter. I should probably move somewhere warmer. I oughta go to Mexico ...
That would be a lot less drastic than voting for a Republican. ::)
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Just don't go snoopin' around any dark alleys in Juarez, Little Darlin'. Could be dangerous. ;)
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