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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>Who are you talking about, Robert? Who exactly lacks sufficient
imagination? I didn’t read anything in Alyssa’s post that would suggest she
doesn’t think things will get worse. Please explain.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>Kris<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> robert
[mailto:gram.graham@sbcglobal.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:17
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Alyssa Burgin'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> discuss@paa-tx.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [PAA-Discuss]The
"Weather Man" from Good Morning America years ago has a message for
you about the weatherþ</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack
sufficient imagination.<br>
...</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alyssa Burgin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:07
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> discuss@paa-tx.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [PAA-Discuss]The
"Weather Man" from Good Morning America years ago has a message for
you about the weatherþ</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The last thing on this
earth I ever want to be is a "dupe" of big corporations. That's
exactly the position anyone is placing him or herself in by saying there is no
such thing as global warming or climate change.<br>
<br>
I'm a little astonished that someone who "gets it" with respect to
the giant behemoths of war doesn't get it with respect to the fossil fuel
companies. They're all the same thing!<br>
<br>
This IS a war, this is a war about science. Science is on the side I'm on, and
against the side that the giant corporations are taking. Sure, there are always
a few paid-for "experts" who will lie their brains out if they get
enough money for it, just as there were on the topic of, say, lead. Or mercury.
Or tobacco. Or any number of other deadly toxins. They whored themselves out,
indeed. But the overwhelming majority of scientists know exactly what is going
on. And what is going on is catastrophic.<br>
<br>
The earth is a closed system. That's something you always have to remember.
What goes up does indeed come down, and circulate, forever and ever.<br>
<br>
If you travel to other countries, the people there think Americans are pretty
stupid when it comes to fossil fuels and climate change. Just like when the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> persisted on making claims about <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region> that were not true, and were seen as
outrageous by people in places like <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region>
and <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region> or <st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region>,
for that matter, climate change is viewed very differently in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>.
Or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Why? Because the big fossil-fuel companies don't lobby in those nations. Or
spend money on ads making claims that are false. People in those countries can
see with their own eyes what is happening, apart from corporate lies.<br>
<br>
It's time to move past fossil fuels, it's time to move into a different base
for our economy and our energy. In doing so, we would empower people and
industries that don't harm our planet or our people. How is that so bad? Hmm.
Seems it's only bad for the big fat corporate pigs who have long been making
money at our expense...<br>
<br>
Alyssa Burgin<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2009/3/29 Rick _lux <<a href="mailto:lux_88@hotmail.com">lux_88@hotmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Assuming we don't blow ourselves up, or contaminate ourselves.....or
GMO ourselves ....I'm going to live here on Earth Kris. There may be a
catastrophe but I am not worried it will come from CO2 and frankly, I
think there are many more important things to worry about.. <br>
<br>
Yes, I had a child, now he is a man, but I do worry for him and all our
children, as I am sure you do as well Kris.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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