What if climate change is a big hoax and we make a better world for nothing?
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From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 5 Apr 2010 14:41 OK, we are talking serious stuff here. It's not about gathering bananas! On Apr 5, 10:33 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: > "TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle"<nolionnoprob...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:23d0d70a-3465-4a50-ae18-0cd6cee9cdd5(a)x12g2000yqx.googlegroups.com... > > > While we may argue forever whether Climate Change is > > "debatable" (until it's too late), we may still argue the need for > > change based on building a "better world." What's a better world? > > Certainly not one dictated by machines and predatory economies. We > > should be aiming, for example, for more free time to ride bikes and > > walk, not for an artificial, enslaving way of life where you drive a > > "jungle vehicle" (SUV) in the middle of the city. > > Excellent point(s). > > In the past, I've managed to shut down some fools here by asking the > following question, which NEVER gets a response: > > "Besides global warming, what OTHER reason is there for reducing emissions? > This is a proven reason, and no sane person disagrees with it." > > Now, sit back and watch what happens next. Or what doesn't happen next, if > history is any indication. Thank you! QUALITY OF LIFE is a byproduct of ACCEPTING Climate Change, just like pollution and obesity are byproducts of denial.
From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 5 Apr 2010 20:13 Are we proposing that we drop the car and take the bicycle to go everywhere? That's only in Cuba, right? We also need... On Apr 5, 4:51 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:27:57 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey > > While we may argue forever whether Climate Change is "debatable" (until > > it's too late), > > By that time we'll be freezing. Are you the only Japanese guy to deny Climate Change and the need for the Kyoto Protocol? C'mon, we need a few bullet trains here rather than Toyotas. Or maybe you are NOT Japanese.
From: TibetanMonkey, Originator of the Banana Kung-Fu on 5 Apr 2010 22:04
(I still think the bicycle can save America from boredom, obesity and Toyotas) On Apr 5, 6:28 pm, dr_jeff <u...(a)msu.edu> wrote: > > "Japan has an efficient public transportation network, especially > > within metropolitan areas and between the large cities. Japanese > > public transportation is characterized by its punctuality, its superb > > service, and the large crowds of people using it." > > >http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e627.html > > Sounds like NYC, Boston, Chicago and Wash., D.C. Sadly, there are very > few other cities that this describes in the US. > > The buses where my dad lives rarely have more than 4 people on them > (including the driver). In fact, the only buses with lots of people > riding them are the school buses. > > Jeff Blame the suburban sprawl for it. But the bicycle and public transportation can go a long way to cover wide areas. Now, we "only" need the trains and the bike facilities. ;) |