[Texgreen] What Al Gore hasn't told you about global warming

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:55:27 -0800 (PST)

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Perhaps the reason Al didn't mention voluntary austerity is that he realize=
s that=0A(in democracies at least) it's a non-starter. Large populations on=
ly accept shared=0Asacrifice when the alternative is dire *and* staring the=
m in the face (ie American=0Acivilians accepted rationing in WW2 because th=
ey feared an impending Japanese =0Amilitary invasion.) =0AWith global warmi=
ng the austerity is real and in-your-face, but the payoff is =0Anebulous an=
d delayed by decades or generations. *if* indeed the alleged =0A"tipping po=
int" was reached decades ago and is being delayed by the heat=0Aresevior ef=
fects of the oceans and Antarctic ice-caps.=0ARealistically, probably the b=
est prolonged effort that can be sustained by a=0Ademocratic electorate is =
to push the realively "painless" methods Al Gore=0Aadvocates *and* start pl=
anning for an ocean rise of around 15m over the=0Anext several centuries. (=
Moving the US capitol to a central location would be=0Aa good start.)=0A=0A=
All the Best,=0ADavid Pollard=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Roger B=
aker <rcbaker@eden.infohwy.com>=0ATo: TXGP Listserve <texgreen@gp-us.org>=
=0ASent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:12:51 AM=0ASubject: [Texgreen] What =
Al Gore hasn't told you about global warming=0A=0A=0A<http://www.alternet.o=
rg/envirohealth/46318/>=0A=0A=0A =0A_______________________________________=
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ut the payoff is </DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times=
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rations. *if* indeed the alleged </DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FO=
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