Posted by Estella on August 20, 2006, at 1:25:59
In reply to Re: oil business and profits » Estella, posted by laima on August 19, 2006, at 23:03:35
> That was my point- economics seems to be getting in the way of putting these alternatives into widespread production and use, as most consumers balk at paying more for something cleaner.
It isn't even about consumers paying more. It is about governments failing to educate the population on alternatives, failing to subsidise alternatives etc etc.
NZ govt can't afford to import less oil. That was my point. Politically... If we import less oil we will endanger NZ US relations fairly severely... After saying 'we refuse to send people to die for a war we don't believe in'... After struggling (still) with the repercussions of insisting on our nulear free policy... We can't afford not to keep on importing the oil.
So... We don't do anything.
And hence indirectly...
We continue to support the war.
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