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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One good idea would be to re-invest in
bio-diesel research. The program was promoted and supported under the
Clinton administration and terminated under the Bush administration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Simply coming up with an alternate fuel
source will not work. It needs government support. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Remember the “Get the Lead Out!”
campaign that was mandated by government policy? It worked. If the
government mandates that all vehicles will be fueled with bio-diesel by the
year 2012, you can bet your last gallon of regular gas that Exxon, Standard
Oil, etc. etc. will do their best to get into the bio-diesel market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Has anybody got any ideas on how to develop
some SERIOUS interest in alternate fuels, the kind of ideas that will “spark
a fire” of major interest within the George “All for Oil”
Bush administration?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>"Life should NOT be a journey to the
grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the
other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a
ride!'"</span></font><o:p></o:p></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'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Art Deco<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 24, 2006
11:41 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Vision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020]
Inconvenient Truth -- What WE REALLY HAVE TO DO</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>God (alleged, choose the one that pleases you most) save the Queen!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Donovan and I agree on at least some fundamental outlooks.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>1. There is a limited amount of
terrestrial/atmospheric resources. There are and will be too many people
competing for these resources. Further, overuse of some of these
resources creates life/quality of life threatening environmental problems for
all plants and animals including humankind. Think about this: What
would happen if at least half of the world's human population lived at the same
standard of resource usage as the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> and western Europe?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>2. Petroleum resources are not only quite limited,
but their uses are a leading cause of many life/quality of life threatening
problems. Hence, a very high tax on such products may help motivate a
search for much better, kinder to the earth, plants and animals (including
humankind) alternatives, and also decrease their usage and the associated
problems.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>However, I also think the pessimistic outlook of Nils that we lack the
political will to do what needs to be done before it is too late is also
accurate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<br>
<a href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" title="donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan
Arnold</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:nils_peterson@wsu.edu" title="nils_peterson@wsu.edu">Nils Peterson</a>
; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com" title="areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Thursday, August
24, 2006 9:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [Vision2020]
Inconvenient Truth -- What WE REALLY HAVE TO DO<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Niles</span></font></st1:place></st1:City>
writes:<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><tt><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"I doubt we'll find the political will to </span></font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">take the scale of actions Donovan suggests."</font></tt><br>
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<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">Niles</font></tt></st1:place></st1:City><tt><font
face="Courier New">, if we lack the will to do what it takes to save the Earth,</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">then the Earth is surly doomed. </font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Dan Carscallen writes:</font></tt><br>
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"Hey, you gotta start somewhere."<br>
<br>
What's the point of building a catapult to go 1/4 the way<br>
across a canyon we must cross, you are better off staying where you are. We will<br>
not save the Earth if this generation does not do something drastic<br>
and soon. <br>
<br>
<br>
The only reason buses have real ridership is because of economic<br>
necessity of the riders. <br>
<br>
Nobody WANTS to ride a bus. They smell, they are crowded, unsafe, unclean,<br>
inconvenient, slow, and uncomfortable. People do it mostly because it is their best<br>
option, not because they are trying to save the Earth.<br>
<br>
If you really want to raise bus ridership raise gas prices, make them clean,<br>
safer, more convenient,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> and much more comfortable. Add cushy seats that have<br>
online access, more buses, more locations, and give them their own lane.<br>
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For <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, a trolley on the old railroad tracks would work nicely. <br>
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Best,<br>
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_DJA<br>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Nils Peterson
<nils_peterson@wsu.edu></span></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks Dan for sharing information on Valley Transit ridership. I
understand<br>
that they have a new route for commuters from <st1:City w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:City>
to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.
Perhaps we<br>
need periodic reminders of the data that these systems are growing.<br>
<br>
And thanks for pointing out that we can, and need, to start small -- because<br>
without that personal action, I doubt we'll find the political will to take<br>
the scale of actions Donovan suggests.<br>
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<br>
On 8/24/06 8:13 AM, "areaman> wrote:<br>
Donovan says:<br>
"You guys are thinking so small, so tiny. It doesn't help save the earth<br>
even a day to do these tiny things."<br>
<br>
Hey, you gotta start somewhere.<br>
<br>
An aside to Joe: Believe you me, my good buddy Tom LaPointe is getting<br>
the word out there as far as Moscow Valley Transit is concerned. Would<br>
he like more people to ride the bus? Heck yes, but I'm here to tell you<br>
that I've seen charts and graphs and whatnot presented by Tom that shows<br>
nothing but increasing ridership for Moscow Valley Transit. While I'm<br>
not a guy who would normally ride the bus -- various reasons, including<br>
a short bicycle or motorcycle commute to work -- I'm all in favor of<br>
having that option for people.<br>
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DC<br>
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