tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478350535423457252.post6414536698412514136..comments2023-09-22T03:47:54.015-07:00Comments on RE-Cycle: Please File That In The "Freakin' Obvious" Section.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478350535423457252.post-7658724471734292302014-04-01T11:08:31.146-07:002014-04-01T11:08:31.146-07:00Oh, we're gonna have PLENTY of opportunites to...Oh, we're gonna have PLENTY of opportunites to be all noble. Or complete jerks about it. It can go either way.<br /><br />My favorite question on the subject must be this: Are the Chinese doing it on purpose? That is, are they working so very hard to use up every bit of fossil fuel they can get their hands on because they really dig the "Western" lifestyle, or do they know that by doing so, they are hastening the end of Western civilization as it is today?<br /><br />Guess which one I think it is.Uncle Chippienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478350535423457252.post-87962886608435792462014-04-01T07:09:18.961-07:002014-04-01T07:09:18.961-07:00To quote the Angel Gabriel "It's only in ...To quote the Angel Gabriel "It's only in the face of horror that you truly find your noblest self". Such is the folly of man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902115686279424424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478350535423457252.post-91917972199915034432014-03-31T18:55:52.086-07:002014-03-31T18:55:52.086-07:00Oh, my. You couldn't stick with the soft topic...Oh, my. You couldn't stick with the soft topics, like abortion, God and Justin Beiber, could you? Ah, climate change, is there anything it can't do?<br /><br />IF the alarmists are right, we are in for some fun times as we run out of those fossil fuels causing the aforementioned climate change. If the alarmists are right, we might see a big swing from global warming back to global cooling. The northern hemisphere came out of The Little Ice Age right about the time coal became a popular energy source, replacing wood. Interesting coincidence, that.<br /><br />Conventional oil extraction peaked in the fourth quarter of 2005. We've been riding a sort of energy mesa (what some have dubbed "the bumpy plateau" for almost ten years now. The longer we keep at it, holding tight to the status quo, the harder the fall off the far side. Think "Thelma and Louise" here.<br /><br />We are, no matter what, no matter who is right, living the Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times".<br /><br />Keep your bike tires pumped. Uncle Chippienoreply@blogger.com