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To: thames_sider who wrote (23539)	7/10/2006 1:11:48 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 541403

The ~4% of Americans in the world population (and their cars, industry and lifestyles) produce 25% of the greenhouse gases. Right now. But in ten or twenty or thirty years? Bear in mind that our carbon usage is relatively clean. We got smarter and richer over the years. Our rivers don't burn any more and you can breathe in our cities. China's won't be clean, not anytime soon. How many decades did it take the US? The better part of a century. So when they ramp up their dirty polluting machines, it won't be long before the US pollution contribution is in line with our proportion of the world's population even as we continue to grow in our usage. Besides, hopefully this would demonstrate a far better path than conspicuous consumption; remember, the American way is hugely influential. Maybe it could stand for something else? I'll give you that. But it's still just a drop in the oil barrel. It makes much more sense to give China clean technology than it does for me and Rat and everyone else to get an extra few miles to the gallon.