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...viewpoint "Oil is Here to Stay," Peter Huber argues that sufficient supplies of oil exist to quench our thirst indefinitely and that we merely need the political will to extract them. His assessment implies that we should continue our addiction to using fossil fuels without fear of consequence. In fact, we are probably paying for that addiction right now in the form of global climate change. Evidence abounds that the earth is warming?melting ice caps, rising sea levels and perhaps even more intense hurricanes devastating our coasts. Most climate scientists believe the warming is directly related to rising concentrations...
...Huber wrote that we lack the political will to do what is necessary to continue to use oil indefinitely. He is mistaken. Inaction ensures that oil dependence is here to stay. We lack the political will to rid ourselves of reliance on a substance that damages our environment, our economy, our society and our security and that befouls all that it touches. Louis Pradt Wausau, Wisconsin...
...long oil reserves are going to last is beside the point. The important question is how long we can afford to burn fossil fuels without considering the long-term consequences of the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Huber, like many of his compatriots, doesn't seem to give a damn about that, although he acknowledges that the U.S. government does. Washington should do more, since the U.S. is responsible for some 25% of the world's fossil-fuel consumption and the corresponding pollution. Karl M. Ortner Vienna...
...Yale football game in a number of ways this weekend—by shuttle, by car, and even by stretch Cadillac Escalade. As of yesterday evening, all 1,620 seats on the fleet of 30 buses organized by the Undergraduate Council (UC) had been sold, according to Nick E. Huber ’09, vice-chair of the UC’s Campus Life Committee. Huber said the buses had sold out more quickly than they did for the Yale game two years ago, even though there were 100 more seats. “It’s impressive. It?...
...status in the future. Ernestine Donnell Austin, Texas, U.S. How long oil reserves are going to last is beside the point. The important question is how long we can afford to burn fossil fuels without considering the long-term consequences of the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Huber, like many of his compatriots, doesn't seem to give a damn about that, although he acknowledges that the U.S. government does. Washington should do more, since the U.S. is responsible for some 25% of the world's fossil-fuel consumption and the corresponding pollution. Karl M. Ortner Vienna...