[Vision2020] Humans Force Earth into New Geologic Epoch

[Ted Moffett]

Sue et. al.

The slippage of language strikes again...

It's very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to really put into words what
is meant.

I fail at this endeavor every day of the week...

Thanks for the comments about Hawaii and reliance on diesel for
electricity.  I was surprised to discover recently that even with all the
hydro power in the Northwest, Avista generates 41 percent of its electricity
from coal and natural gas, both depleting fossil fuel sources emitting
climate change inducing CO2.

Ted Moffett


On 1/30/08, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>  Not at all, Ted.  I just liked the quote because in our context it could
> be directed to the leaders of Religious Right who presume to tell God what
> to do.  It was actually meant for Bob D. not as an add on to your concerns
> about what we are doing to mess up this planet.  We are, of course, doing
> all of that.  I watch here in Hawaii, a state with wind, thermal, sun, which
> could be harnessed to generate the power to run this island.  But what do
> they do instead--import millions of gallons of diesel each year to keep the
> electric lines humming to maintain power generation  that is not only
> expensive but inordinately wasteful.
>
> So I am sorry if you didn't get my point.  I will certainly admit it was
> oblique.
>
> Sue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
> *To:* Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
> *Cc:* keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> ; Robert Dickow<dickow at uidaho.edu>; Moscow
> Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:23 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Humans Force Earth into New Geologic Epoch
>
>
>
> Sue et. al.
>
> You can't be suggesting that human impacts (climate change, species
> extinction, eco-system degradation, resource depletion) remaking the world's
> environment, in ways that will be devastating, as soon as the current
> generation reaches old age, are "Allah's plans?"
>
> I must misunderstand the point of your post, Sue.
>
> Ted Moffett
>
> On 1/29/08, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> >  I second that--re Betsy.    And here's something to ponder anyway.
> >
> >               Why ponder thus the future to forsee,
> >                and jade thy brain to vain perplexity?
> > Cast off thy care, leave Allah's plans to him--
> > He formed them all without consulting thee....
> >
> >             Omar Khayyam
> >
> > Sue
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> > *To:* Robert Dickow <dickow at uidaho.edu> ; 'Moscow Vision 2020'<vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:36 AM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Humans Force Earth into New Geologic Epoch
> >
> >
> > That's fine only if Betsy gets to stay . . .
> >
> > Keely
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > From: dickow at uidaho.edu
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:27:41 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Humans Force Earth into New Geologic Epoch
> >
> >  Is the extinction of Homo sapiens part of any of these scenarios? The
> > Earth has a sort of 'self-correcting' mechanism, you know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Dickow, troublemaker
> >
> >
> >
> > Humans Force Earth into New Geologic Epoch
> >  Robert Roy Britt<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/livescience/sc_livescience/byline/humansforceearthintonewgeologicepoch/26088640/SIG=11mbivi1v/*http:/www.space.com/php/contactus/feedback.php?r=rb>
> > LiveScience Managing Editor
> > LiveScience.com<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/livescience/sc_livescience/byline/humansforceearthintonewgeologicepoch/26088640/SIG=10sog4vj6/*http:/www.livescience.com>Sun
> > Jan 27, 1:46 PM ET
> >
> > Humans have altered Earth so much that scientists say a new epoch in the
> > planet's geologic history has begun. <snip>
> >
> >
> >
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