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To: tejek who wrote (131444)	2/3/2001 10:08:17 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570827

Ted, Oh I see......once oil got cheap again, no one forsaw that it might get expensive again so any efficiency efforts could be blown off. They were no longer worth pursuing. Do you count paper clips, tooth picks, post-it notes? It's just not worth it. When it start to be worth it, people will put some effort into conservation. Judging from the actions of California Democrats, they don't want to make energy conservation a worthwhile effort, since they are going to subsidize high consumption with the funds from the State treasury. Joe

To: tejek who wrote (131444)	2/4/2001 11:52:15 AM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570827

Ted: Hope Bush gets our PM's name right ;) Points of interest for me in italics. CBC News: Chretien To Meet Bush At White House Monday WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien will arrive in Washington Sunday night. And on Monday he'll become the first foreign leader to visit the White House since George W. Bush became U.S. President. It's a long-standing tradition for new American presidents to meet with their biggest trading partner first. But it's a tradition Bush almost didn't keep. Early in his administration, Bush announced his first visit would be with Mexican president Vincente Fox. Bush and Fox are already friends, and when Fox was elected late last year, Bush called to congratulate him. He didn't call Chrétien when he was reelected in November. Bush and Chrétien have never met. "Get-acquainted session" The two leaders will hold 30 minutes of formal talks on Monday afternoon, and then sit down for a two-hour working dinner at the White House. A presidential spokesman calls it a "get-to-know, get-acquainted session." They are expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues, including controversial U.S. plans for a National Missile Defense system. A looming softwood lumber trade war will also likely be a topic between the billion-dollar-a-day trade partners. Another issue of great interest to Canada is the U.S. proposal to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Canada opposes the plan, saying it would devastate crucial caribou herds. The two leaders are also expected to discuss plans for Bush's first visit to Canada in April, for the Summit of the Americas, to be held in Quebec City. cbc.ca