Eric and I have a good friend who's pretty much a genius. I love reading his blogs on political policies because he's the type who does pretty well avoiding partisan bias and looks at the cold hard facts -- the consequences that politicians seem to ignore.
Anyways, I was reading his blog post about oil economics and think he has very viable arguments.
http://blog.brucec.net/2008/06/oil-economics.html
I was listening to KSL on the radio the other day. They were talking to the CEO from Energy Solutions about nuclear power. I think he made some good points, but I still don't know enough about nuclear energy and its consequences to have a fully-formed opinion.
All I know is that our gluttonous nation is going to face the consequences of our excess very soon.
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- I love new things and old things. I'm easily pleased but picky about the standards of the people I surround myself with. I like local bands and the music of pop stars. Got me figured out yet? My life's a patchwork of interests and I like it that way--don't tell me to make up my mind.
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Cindy--loved his blog. As usual, politicians are wanting to throw money at the problem (in one way or another) instead of looking at a long-term solution. Richard & I just watched "Who Killed the Electric Car?" There's a movie that'll tick off a tree-hugger like myself. I've come to the conclusion that oil companies are really the root of all evil, and there's not much we're going to be able to do to stop them until they run out of oil... and then theoretically they'll be out of money and political clout, right? Please, someone say it has to end eventually!!!
Dangit... I started reading your post with great optimism. This optimism was fueled by the hope that you were referring to me. I thought, "okay okay... 'good friend' check..... 'genius'... oh how flattering, hopefully a check there too." But then I lost all hope when you said this friend avoided partisan bias.
:-( If only one day I may be mysteriously described in your blog using the term "good friend" and "pretty much a genius."
I think I will go stroke my crushed ego. Anyway, hope you guys are doing well!
Cindy, I'd like to be described as a genius in your blog, too. I'm pretty smart myself. When I run for office, which I'm sure is bound to happen, my energy plan: sidewalks! pedestrian bridges! You might not understand my frustration until you aren't in a college town anymore, but let me tell you it's almost impossible to walk anywhere in the suburbs.
Yes, I agree with Amy; communities need to be more pedestrian-friendly. I like the cities in Europe that have the center of town all in one place, and people can ride their bicycles or walk to just about anywhere they need to do business. Or if they are big cities they have public transportation that we can only dream about here.
I think that greed is the root of all of this evil--and the oil companies are not the only entities possessed by this trait. I'm afraid that we are all going to have to recognize where we might have contributed to the problem and change our habits to preserve the resources provided by God--to make them last until His work is accomplished here on the earth.
cindy, I noticed you still have Eric under your "friends". Does this mean you guys decided to just be friends?
I think it's too late to define yourselves that way, Cindy.
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