On May 6, 2006, at 7:48 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
> On 5/6/06, jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>> they don't use anywhere near what the US does. The US uses 4 times
>> as much as China.
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>> John Thornton
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> Just to emphasize what you are saying; the U.S. with ~5% of the
> worlds population consumes about 23% of the world's energy.
>
Yes, but everyone want to be like us, have the dishwashers, the TVs, the cars, the latest fads, etc. That is where we are headed and that is what corporate America is counting on to keep the consumer base alive and well.
Marta