Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

On 2/28/07, Gruss Gott <grussgottgmail.com> wrote:

> The theory being that the Earth can stand only, say,
100 carbon units
> per year.  If we trade carbon units on a carbon market
such that the
> end result is 95 carbon units per year, we're carbon
negative.
>
> So, maybe your allocation is 1 carbon unit, but because
you're willing
> to ride your bike you don't need it.  So I pay you
$1000 for your
> carbon unit.  And buy 4 more.  In this way I get my car
AND the Earth
> stays under 100 units.

How much carbon did you prevent? None. I did all the saving
and you
decide my doing the work was good enough rather than having
everyone
chip in.

> See, it's not so tough, if you agree with the theory.

And, you're extremely selfish.

> BTW - I paid a $2000 gas guzzler tax on my car so I'm
already paid up.  W00T!

How did that money lower your carbon footprint? Did the
government
plant trees with that money? That tax is to discourage you
from
polluting but I see it did not work. I guess having money
affords you
the right to force the responsibility on to the less
fortunate.

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Sam actually has a point. Alert the media.


who loves ya, Sam.

Dana

> How did that money lower your carbon footprint? Did the
government
> plant trees with that money? That tax is to discourage
you from
> polluting but I see it did not work. I guess having
money affords you
> the right to force the responsibility on to the less
fortunate.

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> Sam wrote:
> How much carbon did you prevent? None. I did all the
saving and you
> decide my doing the work was good enough rather than
having everyone
> chip in.
>

Alot!  You didn't use a car, earned a credit, and I bought
it from
you.  Therefore I own your work and the benefits; just like
your
employer today.  The Earth is still carbon neutral.

> How did that money lower your carbon footprint? Did the
government
> plant trees with that money?

Gas Guzzler tax?  I have no clue - you voted for Bush and
the rest of
the republican morons; ask your boys what *they* did with
it.  All I
did was pay the money they said I had to pay if I want to
guzzle gas
.... which I do.  I also pay more gas taxes because I only
get 240
miles to the tank.

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