Well, you better get your water-skiing in while you can afford it. If governments get their act together, gasoline will be taxed high enough that the only water skiing will be on those big floating pontoons that look like over-sized cross-country skis.
Reduced fossil fuel use is the real solution.
But daylight savings time allows me to stop using that 3 MegaWatt floodlight over my head when I go biking after work. That's money in _my_ pocket and not the oil company's.
Come on! Everyone finds out about something for the first time somewhere. Why can't that be from this site, like from the friendly person who posted before you?
There is nothing clearly geeky about his web site, at least to the uninitiated.
Obviously a lot of people looked at this story getting posted here and didn't have a clue why. (including me). And if it wasn't that way, you wouldn't get to feel so proud about being in the know.
Just to nit pick: the One Tonne Challenge doesn't quite count as "a plan". _If_ everyone in Canada was successful at this, the total reduction would be about 30 million tonnes, only a fraction of our commitment of more than 240 million tonnes.
I want to be optimistic, but we're going to need a lot more than some encouragement from Rick Mercer to get us to make major changes in our lifestyles. Whether it's tax incentives, or transportation system changes, big changes have to happen for long term reductions.
On top of that, there will need to be changes in most types of industry as I'm sure has been mentioned here many times, so let's not let our politicians off the hook that easily.
Never fear! Stephan Dion, Environment Minister, was on CBC radio today promising to come out with a plan soon.
I've been looking for something like this for the linux system in my wife's classroom. Not because of anything that special about the way definitions are developed, but just because it can be downloaded and used offline. (don't ask me why they can't run the network to the classroom, but the haven't). This could become one of the most popular programs there after Connect-4.
I think you're right on there. The cost might have to drop a huge amount so the poorest households can afford it, but a smaller drop (say to $25) would make a huge impact.
Here in Canada, my guess at what is making a big difference is the option to get "High Speed Lite" or Basic for somewhere around $20 to $25. It gets you 128 kbps or 256. It's slow but changes the way you use the internet. Do the ISPs give this option in many places around the US?
The higher cost of $45 or $50 can only be justified for most people if it replaces another service like your phone line. And as it's been discussed here many times, that's on its way but not quite here for the average computer user yet.
I'm really surprised by this response from so many here. He is already asking specialists. He has already gotten second and third opinions. He's just looking for more information, and he seems like a smart enough guy use it wisely.
So far the biggest step in his progress was made by using Google. Now he's trying to make use of the collective knowledge of thousands of people. It looks very appropriate to me. One of the doctors even thanked him for the help.
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Well, you better get your water-skiing in while you can afford it. If governments get their act together, gasoline will be taxed high enough that the only water skiing will be on those big floating pontoons that look like over-sized cross-country skis. Reduced fossil fuel use is the real solution.
Brilliant prediction.
It's a good thing there's no one from Kansas in charge of the US Government, or else this whole situation could get pretty messy.
But daylight savings time allows me to stop using that 3 MegaWatt floodlight over my head when I go biking after work. That's money in _my_ pocket and not the oil company's.
DJ
Come on! Everyone finds out about something for the first time somewhere. Why can't that be from this site, like from the friendly person who posted before you?
There is nothing clearly geeky about his web site, at least to the uninitiated.
Obviously a lot of people looked at this story getting posted here and didn't have a clue why. (including me). And if it wasn't that way, you wouldn't get to feel so proud about being in the know.
Just to nit pick: the One Tonne Challenge doesn't quite count as "a plan". _If_ everyone in Canada was successful at this, the total reduction would be about 30 million tonnes, only a fraction of our commitment of more than 240 million tonnes.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/kyoto/timeline.
I want to be optimistic, but we're going to need a lot more than some encouragement from Rick Mercer to get us to make major changes in our lifestyles. Whether it's tax incentives, or transportation system changes, big changes have to happen for long term reductions.
On top of that, there will need to be changes in most types of industry as I'm sure has been mentioned here many times, so let's not let our politicians off the hook that easily.
Never fear! Stephan Dion, Environment Minister, was on CBC radio today promising to come out with a plan soon.
DJ
I've been looking for something like this for the linux system in my wife's classroom. Not because of anything that special about the way definitions are developed, but just because it can be downloaded and used offline. (don't ask me why they can't run the network to the classroom, but the haven't). This could become one of the most popular programs there after Connect-4.
So now I can finish watching my movie during my flight and help everyone fall into a comfortable sleep.
I think you're right on there. The cost might have to drop a huge amount so the poorest households can afford it, but a smaller drop (say to $25) would make a huge impact.
Here in Canada, my guess at what is making a big difference is the option to get "High Speed Lite" or Basic for somewhere around $20 to $25. It gets you 128 kbps or 256. It's slow but changes the way you use the internet. Do the ISPs give this option in many places around the US? The higher cost of $45 or $50 can only be justified for most people if it replaces another service like your phone line. And as it's been discussed here many times, that's on its way but not quite here for the average computer user yet.
I'm really surprised by this response from so many here. He is already asking specialists. He has already gotten second and third opinions. He's just looking for more information, and he seems like a smart enough guy use it wisely. So far the biggest step in his progress was made by using Google. Now he's trying to make use of the collective knowledge of thousands of people. It looks very appropriate to me. One of the doctors even thanked him for the help.