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Re: Rumor control?
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Sun, 19 Nov 2000 09:05:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> This could probably be posted in OT.FUN, but I figured this was a safer
> place to start.
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> Last night, while availing myself of the fine Pittsburgh mass transit
> system, I had the pleasure of sitting a few seats away from a quite vocal
> and colorfully informed anti-Gore-ist. Most of his patter was stuff I've
> heard before, but he launched two doozies that were new to me:
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> 1) Al Gore plans to outlaw the gasoline engine in an effort to pander to the
> ecologically over-zealous
USA = 3% of the population.
USA = 25% of CO2 production.
Right now, I hear, the USA is using so much oil that is is forced to buy
~90% of Iraqs oil - despite the fact that UK/USA drops a tonne of bombs on
the country per week.
In that sort of "environment", I do not think he is being "over-zealous".
Scott A
(Car owning cyclist - not a cycle owning motorist)
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> 2) Al Gore plans to seize all gold in the US, presumably to fund his gas-
> less auto industry.
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> I'm not the best-informed individual, but I'm surprised that neither of
> these issues made it to the debate floor. Thoughts?
>
> Dave!
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| (...) Interesting. Out of curiosity, what percentage of heavy industry is located in the US? Or is all that CO2 produced by cars? Do you have a breakdown of other leading national contributors to atmospheric CO2? (...) Really? Every week? Under what (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| This could probably be posted in OT.FUN, but I figured this was a safer place to start. Last night, while availing myself of the fine Pittsburgh mass transit system, I had the pleasure of sitting a few seats away from a quite vocal and colorfully (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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