X-Message-Number: 29548 From: "Mark Plus" <> Subject: Re: Doomsayers Lack Knowledge Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:36:50 -0700 David Stodolsky writes, >What the graph shows (if it gets thru the List server) is that most people >have yearly incomes below $1,041 (1993 PPP) and that this was a drop in >real terms compared to 1988. I had the impression from some varieties of leftist propaganda that we should celebrate these people for "living lightly upon the earth." BTW, about this whole matter of "doomsaying": If your accountant audits your books, and then predicts you face bankruptcy, do you dismiss him as a "doomsayer"? Or do you instead study the facts, and try to change the behavior that has caused the problem? Regarding Peak Oil, for example, in about a week BP (you know, the major oil company that advertises itself now as "Beyond Petroleum," soon to change to "Bicycles, Please") releases a key collection of data about the oil supply system, its annual Statistical Review of World Energy. I suspect it will reveal disturbing news about the growth of the world's oil production. Mark Plus _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29548