In grade school we learned that the world's supply of oil would run out
before 2000 and we'd all be driving solar powered cars.  Of course the
lunar colonies would provide some relief, but there would also be
overpopultion to te point we'd all live in high-rise apartments.

No saying there's not a problem, just pointing out that predicting the
future by extrapolating from the past doesn't always work the way you
might think.

Dale
PS - Didn't you mean "bone headed antics of our last Presient"?  8-)

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, D Lloyd wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> "I suppose with the bone headed antics of my president and the humongus
> cars my neighbors are driving, I have no grounds to point out the impact
> of large families on the planet..."
>
> > Maybe - but realising there *is* a problem is at least on the road to
> having the problem solved. There are a lot of people I speak to who get
> very annoyed at the mere mentioning of how large their petrol car engine is
> (not that diesel is any better). Check out the recent copy of New Scientist
> to see who are the worst offenders in the "environmental footprint" stakes
> (not that it is difficult to predict)
>
> It's not just the scientists who are worried (although they are worried for
> a different reason) - a recent report by insurance companies suggests that
> the global economy will be bankrupt within 50 years due to environmental
> problems and auxiallary effects. It also suggested that if people reduce
> their energy usage by 90%, then there might be some reversal of fortunes.
>
> So, looks like that's about it, then.
>
> Regards,
> Dan
>
> PS: Congrats to Tony....sorry to mention this downer.
>
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