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  • From: "Cheryl Smith" <jesuismoi AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Andrew C.Oliver" <acoliver AT buni.org>, "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Duke and UNC water astroturf fields
  • Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:49:57 -0400

http://www.amazon.com/Year-I-Ate-My-Yard/dp/0975286900/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0634153-3158850?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193442577&sr=8-1

On 10/24/07, Andrew C. Oliver <acoliver AT buni.org> wrote:
>
> god i'd love to do away with the tradition of front lawns...my wife is the
> problem...
>
> Michael Czeiszperger wrote on 10/24/07 10:36 am
>
> >
> >On Oct 24, 2007, at 10:19
> >AM, Tarus Balog wrote:
> >>
> >> Heh, water's free, right?
> >
> >We do pay for water, just
> >not enough given that its
> >becoming scarce.
> >Say the local governments
> >decide to follow your advice
> >and charge
> >enough to reduce
> >consumption for most
> >people, the side effect is
> >that
> >any price sufficient to make
> >the average person conserve
> >would mean
> >that water would become
> >much more expensive for
> >the poor, and using
> >water would be become a
> >symbol of wealth, both with
> >unintended
> >consequences. Instead,
> >we've taken the tact of
> >making water
> >relatively cheap, and are
> >using voluntary bans, peer
> >pressure, and
> >minor penalties to restrict
> >usage.
> >
> >It very well may be that
> >your suggestion may work,
> >but do we really
> >want to make it so that a
> >green lawn is a sign of
> >wealth? Wouldn't
> >that simply lead to people
> >using even more water to
> >show they can
> >afford it?
> >
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> >_____________________________
> >_________
> >Michael Czeiszperger
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> >919-619-0607
> >michael -at- czeiszperger.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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