Should we all revert back to the status of nomads living in huts? ~ Unne

I don't believe in anything like that. I'm no hippie. What I do believe in is trying to make the world a cleaner, more natural place. There are many, many ways of doing this, all of which George Bush seems keen to avoid. Unfortunately, cleaner usually means more expensive, but that's a price we should pay. I work for the Environment Agency in England, and we do a lot of work to make a more natural, cleaner environment. I don't believe we go far enough, but that's just my opinion. What annoys me is someone like Bush, who has installed his cronies in top jobs at the Environmental Protection Agency. Legislation in the United States is going backwards - all because Bush and co. don't want to hurt the profits of his industrial friends. It's corrupt.


If/when fossil fuels run out, then the problem's solved itself, right? We'll find something else.

But you've just said we couldn't manage without electricity! If the power went off tomorrow, there'd be chaos. I can't even imagine it.