Of course, the damn things aren’t even particularly environmentally friendly; they don’t really have that low of a ‘carbon footprint’. But the only legitimate low CO2 power source we have right now is nuclear, and if there’s one thing environmentalists like less than things which actually harm the environment, it’s nuclear power.

If it’s any consolation, support for biofuels, especially those derived from food crops, has been plummeting lately as people realise that they’re impractical. I believe that the EU is about to scrap its biofuel goals, for instance.

I think one of the more sane posts, etc.. But then and again, it may just be because I agree with you & everyone else is wrong

By the way, I find this very funny: your Google ads are cheerily inviting me to “click here and find out how to reduce your carbon footprint” and “Let us help reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint”.

Tell you what - I’ll click ‘em for you, make you a few pennies.

I too drive my car very little. It’s a simple matter of economics!

A glamourous image? Hah! I haven’t heard that one before. I’m flattered. You make me sound like one of those ghastly celebrity types.

I’m only an old fart with an axe or two to grind, and a sometimes obscure outlook on life. Sorry!

I don’t actually pay too much attention to American politicians as a rule. But I still try not to drive my car very often - whether petroleum consumption is to blame or not.

And you know, you have this very glamourous image you portray here on Head Rambles - I couldn’t help but be all in a tizzy that you came round my blog. You’re like a cranky, bearded, funnier George Clooney.

I have grave doubts about Al Gore and his ‘Inconvenient Truth’. I watched the film with an open mind, and I was horrified by it - not by the content, but by the incredibly biased, non-scientific way the information was portrayed. As I said in a previous post - you could sail the entire American Navy through the holes in his arguments.

You would be much too young [says he at his flattering best!] to remember the 70s, when the scientific community had grave fears that we were heading into an Ice-Age? They wanted to coat the ice-caps with carbon, to absorb sunlight. If they had done that, where would we be now?

I would well believe the 90% figure. In my day, it was 0%. But that was a while ago.

“your comment on HSBoots was like a celebrity sighting”
What????

I, myself, am not at all convinced of the reason for global warming, though logic would indicate that billions of tons of gasses have to go somewhere. Global warming aside, though, I can’t agree with you strongly enough about the idiocy of biofuel and the SUV drivers who can’t keep out of their vehicles for an hour at a time.

Talking of Samantha, I recently read some stat about school children - to the effect of 25 years ago 30% of kids were driven to school. Now, it’s over 90%.

Edit: By the way - your comment on HSBoots was like a celebrity sighting.