Can you guys practice some common mailing list courtesy and take this discussion to private e-mail since this is way off topic and has gone on for days now? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 24, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > At 07:59 AM 6/24/2009, you wrote: >> On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 05:20 -0700, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > At 09:00 PM >> 6/23/2009, you wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 19:54 -0700, >> der.hans wrote: > Am 23. Jun, > > 2009 schwätzte Bob Elzer >> so: > > moin moin, > > > We didn't create > > it. Al Gore did. > >> > Apprently he didn't make that claim. > > > > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp >> > ---- I think that anyone > > who repeats that theory of Al Gore >> doesn't really care anyway. The > > sad truth is that our elected >> representatives whether in the House > > or Senate are almost all >> poorly informed about all technology > > matters and even worse, >> it is the corporate interests that lobby and > > get their measure >> . Can someone say clean coal? Al Gore was one of > > the most info >> rmed Senators > > Then why is he pushing global warming -- why did >> he get off the global > cooling bandwagon of the 70's? Why is th >> e ice increasing? > > Carbon offsets??? Who makes money from them >> ? > > Curious people want to know..... > > Curious lyle ---- I th >> ink you are asking these questions of the list not because you wis >> h answers but because you think that there is a political point to >> be made. > > No, just follow the money and see where it takes US.....ALL OF US. > I think the $29 Billion (interest only) per month is a heavy load, > and that does not count the additional $3000 - $4000 per year energy > costs per household we will see with cap & trade...... > >> Does it matter if someone makes money off carbon offsets? > > It does if it is a scam...........no matter who is making the > money..... > >> Isn't the point of capitalism for someone to make a profit? > > Yes, for a legitimate product or service....is it a scam or not? > Seems to me that the first guy to call for it has changed his mind > about it......but we are still following a 'political icon' as our > guru.....why? Is he making money on it? > >> Isn't that why we have insurance companies smack dab in the middle >> of health care? Do you honestly believe that insurance companies >> add value to the health care equation? The polar ice caps are >> melting at a record pace. > > Sorry, I respectfully disagree.... > >> Where is it you believe ice is increasing? > > South pole......for one.....look again.....al all areas, not just > those sections where is has decreased..........look at the totals - > do not pick and choose... > > lyle > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss