I was more interested in pointing out the vast amount of oil used in producing plastic products for consumers. I was not concerned with the cost or when we needed to start changing our habits. I was trying to point out one way oil consumption can be reduced. Sorry if I was misleading.


I'm not sure that you were misleading, I think I was thinking along a different path than you. I recently read a book you might enjoy, by the way: 'Deep Economy' by Bill McKibben. It doesn't bring up anything earthshatteringly new, but it does synthesize some ideas about global warming, peak oil, globalization, etc. to make a potent argument for more local economies(one that does not involve trucking lettuce from California to Toronto in January!!!). His feeling, (and for what it's worth, mine) is that we're going to see a radical shift in how we need to do things in the next 10-40 years, and we can either get moving on making the changes with a little discomfort, or have them painfully thrust upon us.

Regards,
M. Graham

Mein Gott ist ein' feste Burg

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