Re: Samuelson on OIl Drilling

"Larry Hewitt" <larryhewi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "John Galt" <whoisjohngalt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> It's in our interest to use up everybody else's oil before our own.
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>> It's not in our best interest to lower our standard of living in the 
>> process, which is what the result will be.
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> It is, in fact, very easy to _raise_ our standards of living while 
> reducing oil consumption.
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> For example, as much as 5% of domestic electric consummption is the
result 
> of instant on fetures in consumer electronics or consumer electronics
that 
> are always on (cable modem are surprisingly greedy).

I am not in the least discounting conservation. But if we save 5% while 
demand goes up 50%.........the law of arithmetic is not in the consumer's 
favor.

JG

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> Using existing technology to change this as new electronics are
purchased 
> would save the average family $12 a month. And at the same time it would

> eliminate the need for 2 or 3 large electric generating plants. Or the 
> freed up power could be used to run 200,000 all electric cars.
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> Larry
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>> JG
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