[DeTomaso] Sorta NPC, goodbye internal combustion engines

[Julian Kift]

Yeah, but it's not just the internal combustion engine..... I like to refer people to an old commercial by Occidental Peroleum entitled "Hydrocarbon Man" which highlights our dependence on hydrocarbon derived products. One can argue either way; I agree we need alternatives, but they need to be viable on both cost & environmental fronts.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0kWskiRdQ
 
So who is prepared to "do the right thing" and sell their Pantera to buy a Prius? I have potential buyers lined up that I have been helping look for good Pantera's :>), I might even buy another myself. My theory is the more cars in my garage the more I'm doing for the economy and the environment. For the economy I pay registration on all the cars, however I can only drive one at a time so I'm actively reducing the carbon footprint in comparison to if those cars were owned by 9 individuals al driving at the same time :>)
 
Julian ("Earth first......we'll mine other planets later")
 

> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:28 -0800
> From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Sorta NPC, goodbye internal combustion engines
> 
> I assume everyone has seen that Obama killed the oil pipeline from Canada because environmentalists are worried that the method of production (in Canada) may be bad for the environment (Canada will just sell the oil to China).  This would also apply to recovering natural gas and oil in the US using similar methods.  Basically, a policy that will eventually end the use of the internal combustion engine in America when gas is priced out of reach and our economy crashes even worse because of energy costs.
>  
> I agree that politics should be avoided in the discussion group, but if the direction of the country is not corrected soon, all we will be able to do is tell our grandchildren what it was like to be able to hop in a car and go where you want to.
>  
> Anyone watch "Atlas Shrugged"?  It frighteningly foresaw this.
>  
> Ken
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