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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:57 AM Original message |
THE number one obstacle to overcoming the problem of global warming is |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. greed. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. same difference |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. har! sorry lotd - |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. That's not entirely true. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. no greed . . . |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. That's not true at all. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 11:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. capitalism isn't about private property ownership |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You can make up your own definitions all day long if you like. |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. ...opposition to nuclear power. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. There are many very good reasons to oppose nukes. |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's starting to look that way. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 03:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. One difference is that the anti-nuke faction can at least pronouce the word. -n/t |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 03:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Sorry, "nuke" isn't my idea... |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Nah, I was referring to our current dear leader and his use of nukular |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Well, I certainly don't disagree with you there. n/t |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. nukes, nuclear power - difference |
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greenman3610 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. well, part of that opposition |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well, perhaps not ANYONE... |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. As much as I hate to admit it... |
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Gwerlain (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 03:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Yes, I had a correspondant who was a proponent of them. |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. govt doesn't even acknowledge the problem, much less offer solutions, |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. The stupid lazy apathetic American public. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. The "American way of life". |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Oh yes. Particularly suburban sprawl |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. ding ding ding-we have a winner.nt |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
20. THE number one obstacle to overcoming the problem of global warming is |
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ripple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Ignorance to the problem. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. America |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. I totally agree. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. There are 3 countries building 850 NEW Coal-Fired Plants |
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MamaBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. Cheap oil. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. No. Short term thinking is the biggest obstacle to overcoming global warming. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. capitalism rewards short-term thinking |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. Maybe "unregulated" capitalism. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. A failure of imagination |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That's an excellent post |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 02:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. and the idea that "bigger/more" is better than "enough/smaller" |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Cheap energy |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. You make very important points |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
35. And Militarism |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 02:13 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yeah. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
38. Yeah, the Soviet-bloc countries were SOOOOOOO low-emission! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
40. Well even Bush is finaly acknowledging that |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
44. I agree |
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