zebra
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Gore announces global warming effort
Looks like we're in for a real treat.......and a little bit of brain washing. What's sad is that some people will fall for it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/2...Ale4hqOhgQ9iag52oMJI6RAPLBIF |
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Indy
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After this winter it is nothing more than pure desperation. You can see it almost daily now. He and his believers are scrambling.
"I think God gives us children so death won't come as such a disappointment." - Two and a Half Men |
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Most (50%-60%?; just guessing) of the believers are young (18-40), naive folk. Lots of them around here, the Seattle area, and the bay area in California. Everyday I see at least 3 or 4 Priuses on the road. 
Now, I'm sure different people may have different motives for buying those cars but predominantly they are the kind of people that pat themselves on the shoulder for "helping" save the planet...as if its destiny were in the hands of our species. 
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Hey, I'm twice as old as the group of "kids" you are referring to ... I live in the SF Bay Area, and yes I drive a Prius ... but it's for the gas mileage (45 mpg), not for GW. Come on ... lighten up! |
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Indy
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I'd drive one if I could afford it.
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DanG
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heh - I drive my econobox cause it gets 30 mpg and I paid cash for it.
whats not to like. |
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MountainManMike
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why cant they make a 4wd vehicle with good clearance and gets good gas mileage? and affordable... |
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DanG
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I'd buy that.
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Zymrgy
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its called a dual-sport motorcycle...goes more places than a 4wd & gets 50MPG. I just finished converting my 1996 XR-250 to be street legal, but wouldn't you know it, it friggin snowed this morning here in northen Utah....not good bike weather. I hope global warming kicks in so I can use it before summer. |
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MountainManMike
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yeah, we get too much snow here to have a bike plus getting a bike is a big investment in itself. |
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