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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] An Inconvenient Truth
  • Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:21:44 -0800 (PST)

I agree with you on everything except your last sentence (your first sentence
was just disagreeing with my opinion, which is what most smart people do :-)
... bobford


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--- On Wed, 11/19/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] An Inconvenient Truth
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7:09 AM
> I don't see it as 'crying wolf'. I disagree with
> some of the details of
> 'global warming', but I do believe that we are
> doing damage to the planet,
> and it may become irreparable if we don't make some
> changes. I don't think
> it should come down to a choice of man vs. nature. We need
> to find better
> ways of doing things. Cleaner, sustainable energy, better
> ways to preserve
> habitats for animals and people so we can all co-exist
> These solutions will
> take effort and money, but it's easier to just keep
> doing what we've been
> doing. If it takes propaganda to start that ball rolling,
> maybe that's not
> bad.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] An Inconvenient Truth
>
>
> > The problem with propaganda is the problem of the
> fable of 'the little boy
> > who cried wolf'. I agree that we should conserve
> resources and protect
> > the environment. I have been trying my part for a
> long time. But , there
> > are trade-offs.
> >
> > How many millions of small children should die to
> balance out the good for
> > the bird population (DDT/Malaria)? How many forests
> should burn for one
> > misguided group's misfired efforts to save one of
> a bird's species habitat
> > (mexican spotted owl)? Should we burn more wood to
> keep warm (more hard
> > pollution) or build more nuclear power plants (*clean*
> > energy?) to provide heat for homes? All of these are
> real decisions that
> > have been made and will be made , again.
> >
> > There will be decisions based on propaganda that
> actually hurt the causes
> > that the propaganda purports to support. We should
> have people of reason
> > explaining things of such importance; not zealots and
> ideologues. Else,
> > it is just a fad, with no lasting consequences
> ......my opinion
> > .......bobford
> >
> > p.s. Calling sensationalized guesswork
> "documentary" was a big part of
> > this specific problem
> >
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 11/19/08, Lynn Wigglesworth
> <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Jeanne; I agree. I don't really understand all
> the
> >> fighting about the details or level of danger of
> 'global
> >> warming'..what percentage are we causing,
> etc. We are clearly doing
> >> harm to the planet and the environment. Lessening
> pollution and energy
> >> use isn't a bad thing, no matter how you look
> at it.
> >>
> >> Lynn Wigglesworth
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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