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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (68594)5/26/2008 11:41:22 AM
From: Mary Cluney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542950
 
<<<Because the cost of power will be going up. When it goes up people will pay more. Some jobs will be lost. People should know that.>>>

Known oil reserves will last for about 50 years. No major discoveries have been found in recent years.

Is it too early to transition?



To: Bearcatbob who wrote (68594)5/26/2008 12:27:18 PM
From: KonKilo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542950
 
Some jobs will be lost. People should know that.

I agree, we should have full disclosure and public education at all levels.

I see it as just the natural cycle of progress, with buggy whip manufacturing jobs being replaced by spark plug manufacturing jobs, temporarily painful to some, but overall beneficial to most.