I agree with you about the price of gasoline- it should be much, much higher
in the US. Global warming is still considered a "theory" by conservatives
here (George Bush for one) and they won't acknowledge that it's real until a
hurricane levels their house or all the vegetation in their yard dies!
Don Scott
At 07:57 AM 04/09/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>I sent these out for fun but am prepared to enter the debate seriously.
>
>Most people see the low gasoline prices in the USA, a quarter of the price
>in the UK, and laugh at some people in the wealthiest nation in the world
>bitch about how high the prices are. Personally I agree with high taxes on
>gasoline for environmental reasons with the perhaps naïve assumption that
>his will mean lower taxes elsewhere. I drive a +8 and am willing to pay for
>the pleasure but use a more fuel efficient car for shopping, etc.. Global
>warming and diminishing fossil fuel reserves are realities of the world in
>which we live and to bury ones head in the ground is sheer folly - and I
>work in the oil industry!
>
>With respect,
>
>Manfred
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