Comments on: A meteoric rise http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/01/a-meteoric-rise/ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/01/a-meteoric-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Anonymous Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:00:19 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=536#comment-493 somehow i couldn't think for myself that day. here would be my short list.<br/><br/>1) the healthy profits and air quality act.<br/><br/>2) every object the federal government uses must be made of plastic by the year 2026.<br/><br/>3) a new astroturf PR campaign. "america must defend her precious liquid liberty."<br/><br/>4) buy out all the paper bag manufacturing companies and close them.<br/><br/>5) buy some media companies. maybe all of them. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a>david somehow i couldn’t think for myself that day. here would be my short list.

1) the healthy profits and air quality act.

2) every object the federal government uses must be made of plastic by the year 2026.

3) a new astroturf PR campaign. “america must defend her precious liquid liberty.”

4) buy out all the paper bag manufacturing companies and close them.

5) buy some media companies. maybe all of them. 

Posted by david

]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/01/a-meteoric-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Anonymous Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:50:14 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=536#comment-492 My guess would be offshore exploration and drilling in the U.S. A more frightening possibility, prevent public-sector investment in renewables. This is a winning situation for oil companies, so long as there's nowhere else to run. Might be smart to keep it that way. Of course, we haven't HAD any public-sector investment in renewables to date, so maybe they don't need to bother. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://rhinocrisy.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="rednblack at alum dot mit dot edu">saurabh</a> My guess would be offshore exploration and drilling in the U.S. A more frightening possibility, prevent public-sector investment in renewables. This is a winning situation for oil companies, so long as there’s nowhere else to run. Might be smart to keep it that way. Of course, we haven’t HAD any public-sector investment in renewables to date, so maybe they don’t need to bother. 

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/01/a-meteoric-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Anonymous Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:39:42 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=536#comment-491 i haven't seen this discussed in political circles as yet - doesn't mean it hasn't been OC. i'm sure it's been out chewed over in greener pastures. "this" being, the oil companies now have more lobbying money than nearly anybody. <i>without</i>  the windfall we got hands-off policy toward the saudis and military actions. i imagine some kind of other goal would be elimination of consumption controls? what will they be buying with the money? <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a>david i haven’t seen this discussed in political circles as yet – doesn’t mean it hasn’t been OC. i’m sure it’s been out chewed over in greener pastures. “this” being, the oil companies now have more lobbying money than nearly anybody. without  the windfall we got hands-off policy toward the saudis and military actions. i imagine some kind of other goal would be elimination of consumption controls? what will they be buying with the money? 

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