<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/10/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">keely emerinemix</b> <<a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><br>And my thanks to Ted for his tireless work to educate us on environmental issues, ...</div></blockquote>
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<div>Thanks, keely, for the feedback. Some on this list, however, no doubt view my contributions regarding environmental issues, which are mostly aimed at anthropogenic climate change, as "tiresome" rather than "tireless." This is understandable. The changes in lifestyle, consumption, and energy use, that may be required to substantively address anthropogenic climate change, will be resisted obstinately by many. As oil hit $108+ a barrel today, a new record high, I suddenly realized (as if I did not know that this might happen??!!)what this might mean for my lifestyle, my access to the goods and services I value. It's all good and well to advocate for change to address pending environmental problems. But when it means a personal sacrifice, or radical change in lifestyle, then sometimes even the progressive environmentalists in the USA raise a howl...</div>
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<div>Ted Moffett</div><br> </div>