I have no desire to continue this discussion except to say the deep water drilling is a very dangerous adventure. There is far less chance of such accidents happening in wells that are not drilled at such extreme depths.
I never condemned a whole religion or country. I said that those who do not agree with such beliefs are not the ones in charge in Iran. There are moderates in every culture, unfortunately, it is those who go to the extreme who have the control of the country at the moment.
I don't believe that you seriously think that an nuclear bomb is less harmful to the environment than an oil well accident. Yes, we have done nuclear testing miles underground but that is not what would be done in a war in the middle east. Millions will die and all oil supply will be cut off. Now that is quite a bit of doom in my mind.
Business and industry as well as the millions of people who live in this country cannot exist on electricity that is generated only by wind mills and solar power. At this point in history we are dependent on fossil fuels.People need jobs and jobs are produced by business and industry. We need paychecks to buy our food, clothing and shelter. We need technology that goes far beyond wind mills and solar power to move this country into a productive stature that does not depend on fossil fuels.
Maybe the minds that once sent people into space can now find methods that will produce the kind of power fossil fuels do. I hope so because our lives depend on it. I live in the north and millions would die here and in other countries without electricity. It's sad but I think that is exactly what some environmentalists would like since they feel that the existence of too many humans is hurting the planet. Human beings will always be more important than the ground they walk on. I'm sorry you feel we should stop reproducing. I am expecting a new grand child soon and I believe you said you have some grandchildren as well. How you expect to attain 0 population growth with our loved ones giving birth is beyond me. Are we supposed to just decide to eliminate certain populations? It seems you have decided we are killing our planet and yet we have this problem in that people are still reproducing and thriving on this dying planet. Very thoughtless of us. Living and reproducing on a dying planet. Inconsiderate of us indeed. |