To: axial who wrote (37480 ) 1/18/2011 3:58:34 PM From: Jorj X Mckie 1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) | Respond to You dismiss published figures of lobbying by the oil industry. You dismiss the disastrous effect of self-regulation, and the economic and environmental impact of issues such as fracking for natural gas or the Gulf oil spill. In your words, that's all "politics". But you neglect the underlying fact that most people cannot, and do not work from home. respect your opinions, but your argument is not persuasive; the positive effect is acknowledged, but pales into insignificance against other aggregates. Your exaggeration of small (and potential) gains as indications of substantial progress is unrealistic. Many here align with your view that laissez-faire capitalism and technology will save us. We just need to sit back and let these magic forces do their work. We don't need to plan, we don't need to exercise prudence, we don't need to anticipate, we don't need to act. So say you and those aligned with you; in support you argue the transformative effect of technology and for example, working from home.
