• HPS to LED, brighter sky.

    From W@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 3 05:30:32 2022
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 3 07:34:08 2022
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay. But a well designed LED system can control the brightness of
    individual lights, can alter which lights are on or are bright based
    on location and time, and can more effectively control where stray
    light ends up.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Aug 3 15:58:18 2022
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 9:34:11 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay. But a well designed LED system can control the brightness of
    individual lights, can alter which lights are on or are bright based
    on location and time, and can more effectively control where stray
    light ends up.

    "Can" does not mean "will" and in most, if not all cases, the results will be as described in the article.

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved. Energy saved would simply be used in additional outdoor lighting.

    Before sodium or mercury vapor, outdoor lighting was incandescent, expensive to run and maintain, and used to a lesser extent. Making lighting "more efficient" just meant that more lighting would be installed and we have seen the results.

    History repeats.

    At least LPS can be filtered to some extent. LED? No.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 3 17:08:32 2022
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 15:58:18 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 9:34:11 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay. But a well designed LED system can control the brightness of
    individual lights, can alter which lights are on or are bright based
    on location and time, and can more effectively control where stray
    light ends up.

    "Can" does not mean "will" and in most, if not all cases, the results will be as described in the article.

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved. Energy saved would simply be used in additional outdoor lighting.

    Before sodium or mercury vapor, outdoor lighting was incandescent, expensive to run and maintain, and used to a lesser extent. Making lighting "more efficient" just meant that more lighting would be installed and we have seen the results.

    History repeats.

    At least LPS can be filtered to some extent. LED? No.

    Losers are easily distinguished by looking at the worst cases and
    assuming nothing else is possible.

    The history that is repeating right now is the collapse of another civilization.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 3 16:55:02 2022
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:58:20 PM UTC-6, W wrote:

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved.

    Energy savings are extremely valuable, as they allow us to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, thus avoiding catastrophic climate
    change.

    John Savard

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Aug 3 17:17:50 2022
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 7:08:36 PM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 15:58:18 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 9:34:11 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay. But a well designed LED system can control the brightness of
    individual lights, can alter which lights are on or are bright based
    on location and time, and can more effectively control where stray
    light ends up.

    "Can" does not mean "will" and in most, if not all cases, the results will be as described in the article.

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved. Energy saved would simply be used in additional outdoor lighting.

    Before sodium or mercury vapor, outdoor lighting was incandescent, expensive to run and maintain, and used to a lesser extent. Making lighting "more efficient" just meant that more lighting would be installed and we have seen the results.

    History repeats.

    At least LPS can be filtered to some extent. LED? No.
    Losers are easily distinguished by looking at the worst cases and
    assuming nothing else is possible.

    The history that is repeating right now is the collapse of another civilization.

    Nope. Losers assume the best case and become misled. As we see with you.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Wed Aug 3 17:20:51 2022
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 7:55:04 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:58:20 PM UTC-6, W wrote:

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved.
    Energy savings are extremely valuable, as they allow us to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, thus avoiding catastrophic climate
    change.

    The "saved energy" will be used somewhere else, in this case probably to create more light pollution.

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Fri Aug 5 17:46:23 2022
    On Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at 09:34:11 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.
    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay.

    Why? Are you still using a computer with a 300 watt power supply because it "saves energy?"

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Fri Aug 5 17:48:02 2022
    On Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at 19:55:04 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:58:20 PM UTC-6, W wrote:

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved.
    Energy savings are extremely valuable, as they allow us to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, thus avoiding catastrophic climate
    change.

    John Savard

    Ridiculous.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to RichA on Fri Aug 5 19:59:28 2022
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 6:48:03 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    On Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at 19:55:04 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:58:20 PM UTC-6, W wrote:

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved.

    Energy savings are extremely valuable, as they allow us to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, thus avoiding catastrophic climate
    change.

    Ridiculous.

    I was going to go on about how terrible science denialism is,
    but I recently saw this video,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBbxSl_C2mQ

    about how science is now telling us we have to stop eating
    cookies and ice cream, and I hardly have the heart to do it
    any more.

    John Savard

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Fri Aug 5 20:22:21 2022
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 8:59:29 PM UTC-6, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 6:48:03 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    On Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at 19:55:04 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 4:58:20 PM UTC-6, W wrote:

    A brighter sky is not worth the energy saved.

    Energy savings are extremely valuable, as they allow us to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, thus avoiding catastrophic climate
    change.
    Ridiculous.

    I was going to go on about how terrible science denialism is,
    but I recently saw this video,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBbxSl_C2mQ

    about how science is now telling us we have to stop eating
    cookies and ice cream, and I hardly have the heart to do it
    any more.

    I had to Google up the study, given that Stephen Colbert did
    not provide details, but I found the information quickly; there
    was a story about it in USA Today.

    Rafael Perez-Escamilla was interviewed for the story; he
    said these results were based on a "robust" Brazilian study
    of cognitive decline in older adults related to their diets,
    although the study has not yet undergone peer-review for
    publication.

    John Savard

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 5 22:17:39 2022
    On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 17:46:23 -0700 (PDT), RichA <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at 09:34:11 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 05:30:32 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.
    There's no reason that the sky needs to be brighter. Just because a
    retrofit can be done badly isn't an argument against doing it. Of
    course, if energy is saved a brighter sky may be a reasonable price to
    pay.

    Why? Are you still using a computer with a 300 watt power supply because it "saves energy?"

    What are you talking about?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Sat Aug 6 07:12:05 2022
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 11:22:23 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:

    I had to Google up the study, given that ********* **** did
    not provide details, but I found the information quickly; there
    was a story about it in USA Today.

    Rafael Perez-Escamilla was interviewed for the story; he
    said these results were based on a "robust" Brazilian study
    of cognitive decline in older adults related to their diets,
    although the study has not yet undergone peer-review for
    publication.

    Since the science isn't "settled" on this, perhaps we should not look to late-night TV "comedians" for dietary advice?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Sat Aug 6 06:41:43 2022
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:59:29 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:

    I was going to go on about how terrible science denialism is,
    but I recently saw this video,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBbxSl_C2mQ

    about how science is now telling us we have to stop eating
    cookies and ice cream, and I hardly have the heart to do it
    any more.

    That video is too long to wade through. What is the timestamp of the (ir)relevant dialogue?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 7 03:48:35 2022
    On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 8:30:33 AM UTC-4, W wrote:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721008380

    Think about why the sky looks blue in the daytime.

    To bring this thread back on topic:

    We have strong evidence that LED streetlights will make light pollution worse in most areas where they are installed.

    We also can observe a proliferation of LEDs on private property due to the lower costs of powering and maintaining them.

    In both cases, the hyped-up features that are supposed to make LEDs less of a nuisance will rarely be used. The cheapest and easiest policy for those who want more light is to simply leave the LEDs on all night.

    Add to this the broadband, and therefore unfilterable, spectrum with its scattered blue light and we can conclude that light pollution is about to grow far worse, almost everywhere.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Tue Aug 9 18:17:16 2022
    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:17:43 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 17:46:23 -0700 (PDT), RichA <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Why? Are you still using a computer with a 300 watt power supply because it "saves energy?"

    What are you talking about?

    A desktop computer has, as one of its components, a power supply which
    takes the mains voltage of 120 volts RMS or whatever and outputs current
    at DC voltages the motherboard can use.

    In recent years, the sizes of power supplies used by computers has grown.
    At one time, a 150 watt power supply was quite normal; now, 750 watts
    or so is often needed by current-generation graphics cards.

    While today's switching power supplies are quite efficient, it's still true that
    a bigger power supply has a larger overhead power dissipation.

    John Savard

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 9 22:51:16 2022
    On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 18:17:16 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:17:43 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 17:46:23 -0700 (PDT), RichA <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Why? Are you still using a computer with a 300 watt power supply because it "saves energy?"

    What are you talking about?

    A desktop computer has, as one of its components, a power supply which
    takes the mains voltage of 120 volts RMS or whatever and outputs current
    at DC voltages the motherboard can use.

    In recent years, the sizes of power supplies used by computers has grown.
    At one time, a 150 watt power supply was quite normal; now, 750 watts
    or so is often needed by current-generation graphics cards.

    While today's switching power supplies are quite efficient, it's still true that
    a bigger power supply has a larger overhead power dissipation.

    John Savard

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    (And actually, a modern 750 W power supply uses less power when it's
    at low load than an old 150 W one did. A modern computer is much more
    efficient than one from 20 or 30 years ago, only using the additional
    power when it's demanded.)

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Aug 10 01:57:51 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 10 07:51:34 2022
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.

    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Aug 10 07:30:51 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:51:37 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.
    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

    You have talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Wed Aug 10 08:30:07 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:51:37 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.
    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

    You have been talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 11 00:17:41 2022
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:30:09 AM UTC-6, W wrote:

    You have been talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

    There is such a thing as hypocrisy.
    But there is also such a thing as trying to intimidate people to prevent them from calling awareness to the global warming problem.

    John Savard

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Thu Aug 11 04:11:10 2022
    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 3:17:42 AM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:30:09 AM UTC-6, W wrote:

    You have been talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?
    There is such a thing as hypocrisy.

    And I identified an example of it.
    But there is also such a thing as trying to intimidate people to prevent them from calling awareness to the global warming problem.

    Except that is not what was intended here. However, if you or peterson do feel intimidated, then progress is being made.

    There are plenty of people in the world who are using far less fossil fuel than either you or peterson. Do not presume to tell any of them that they need to cut back.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 11 07:09:30 2022
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:30:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:51:37 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >
    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking
    about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.
    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

    You have talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

    Such a stupid argument!

    Because it isn't possible for me to do so. And because it isn't my responsibility to do so. It's a problem of the commons, and cannot be
    dealt with except as such.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 11 07:54:50 2022
    On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:37:42 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9:09:34 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:30:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:51:37 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> >> On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking >> >> >> about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.
    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

    You have talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

    Such a stupid argument!

    You were supposed to use a colon instead of an exclamation point after the word "argument."

    Because it isn't possible for me to do so.

    It IS possible for you to do so. You just don't WANT to do so.

    No, it is not possible.

    And because it isn't my
    responsibility to do so.

    If you think that there is a problem then it is your responsibility to not contribute to it.

    I do what I can to minimize my ecological footprint. Which is all
    anybody should be doing.

    It's a problem of the commons, and cannot be
    dealt with except as such.

    Absolute nonsense. This "problem" can certainly be ameliorated by individual efforts.

    It most certainly cannot. But your grasp of concepts like "society" is
    very limited, being a sociopath.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Aug 11 06:37:42 2022
    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9:09:34 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:30:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:51:37 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:57:51 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:51:19 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    I understand all of that. And I still don't know what Rich is talking >> >> about. Neither does he, of course.

    He is making a reference to your well-documented hypocrisy regarding climate change.
    Hypocrisy. Another word you do not understand.

    You have talking about this stuff for a long time. Why have you not eliminated your fossil fuel use?

    Such a stupid argument!

    You were supposed to use a colon instead of an exclamation point after the word "argument."

    Because it isn't possible for me to do so.

    It IS possible for you to do so. You just don't WANT to do so.

    And because it isn't my
    responsibility to do so.

    If you think that there is a problem then it is your responsibility to not contribute to it.

    It's a problem of the commons, and cannot be
    dealt with except as such.

    Absolute nonsense. This "problem" can certainly be ameliorated by individual efforts.

    And before we start passing laws that mostly affect those who don't contribute much to a "problem" anyway, first we must insist that those who DO contribute greatly to the problem (that would be YOU) practice what they preach. That is, they must use
    MUCH LESS even in the absence of laws that would require the use of less.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 11 07:50:28 2022
    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 5:11:12 AM UTC-6, W wrote:
    Do not presume to tell any of them that they need to cut back.

    If, objectively, current carbon dioxide productioin will have catastrophic consequences, then "presumption" is not involved.

    John Savard

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Aug 11 08:06:45 2022
    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 7:09:34 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    And because it isn't my
    responsibility to do so. It's a problem of the commons, and cannot be
    dealt with except as such.

    It _is_ true that expecting the current global warming problem to be solved
    by everyone's voluntary efforts is unrealistic.

    But saying that people shouldn't bother to make such voluntary efforts as
    they can while we are waiting for more concerted action seems to me to be
    going too far.

    While government rationing, so that people who use less energy won't
    have to compete with people who use more energy, might indeed be needed,
    it isn't the main reason why a collective response would be far more effective.

    Currently, we don't really have enough choices as to where we get our
    energy from. I don't think it's proven that touchy-feely sources like wind and solar can produce the amount of energy we want without using up far too
    much land to be acceptable. But we have other choices.

    For cars: we can use *methyl* alcohol as fuel. Unlike ethyl alcohol, that can be made from grass, sawdust, corn husks, and so on, thus it can be produced without competing with food production. But that means that cars that run
    on methyl alcohol have to be manufactured, and gas stations need to carry
    that kind of fuel.

    For electricity - every fossil fuel burning electrical power plant needs to be shut down. Wind and solar won't achieve that goal all by themselves. But
    we have a proven way to produce electricity that's carbon free that is
    capable of being expanded to produce as much energy as we are likely to
    want. Nuclear power, including breeder reactors. Including fuel reprocessing.

    Nobody would really have to make sacrifices, to cut back drastically on
    energy use. Instead, the amount of carbon produced by energy use would be reduced to be close to zero.

    Of course, it's been claimed that this wouldn't be enough; we _also_ have to cut back on how much meat we eat. I certainly hope that solutions can be
    found here that avoid the need to take such action; instead, we need to make
    it possible for everyone in the world to enjoy the same kind of diet that North Americans enjoy. Sustainably!

    Maybe more chicken, or more fish, and less beef? After all, it's methane that's the problem from meat production, and perhaps not all meat-bearing animals release methane to the extent that cattle do.

    John Savard

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Aug 11 07:23:22 2022
    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9:54:54 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    No, it is not possible.

    You are still having trouble distinguishing your needs from wants.

    Here's a clue for you:

    If you don't need it to survive then you shouldn't want it if it harms the planet by your having it.

    Got it?

    I do what I can to minimize my ecological footprint. Which is all
    anybody should be doing.

    Except that you are NOT minimizing your footprint. Not even close.

    And the laws that you favor would weigh most heavily on those who already have a small footprint.

    It most certainly cannot. But your grasp of concepts like "society" is
    very limited, being a sociopath.

    Hypocrite (you) = sociopath.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 12 07:20:33 2022
    On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:23:22 -0700 (PDT), W <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9:54:54 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:

    No, it is not possible.

    You are still having trouble distinguishing your needs from wants.

    Here's a clue for you:

    If you don't need it to survive then you shouldn't want it if it harms the planet by your having it.

    Got it?

    I do what I can to minimize my ecological footprint. Which is all
    anybody should be doing.

    Except that you are NOT minimizing your footprint. Not even close.

    And the laws that you favor would weigh most heavily on those who already have a small footprint.

    It most certainly cannot. But your grasp of concepts like "society" is
    very limited, being a sociopath.

    Hypocrite (you) = sociopath.

    Too stupid and dogmatic to waste my time with.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Aug 12 07:20:59 2022
    On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:06:45 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 7:09:34 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    And because it isn't my
    responsibility to do so. It's a problem of the commons, and cannot be
    dealt with except as such.

    It _is_ true that expecting the current global warming problem to be solved >by everyone's voluntary efforts is unrealistic.

    But saying that people shouldn't bother to make such voluntary efforts as >they can while we are waiting for more concerted action seems to me to be >going too far.

    But I didn't say that.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sun Aug 14 16:21:43 2022
    On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 7:21:03 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:06:45 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    But saying that people shouldn't bother to make such voluntary efforts as >they can while we are waiting for more concerted action seems to me to be >going too far.

    But I didn't say that.

    You appeared to have said that. In your later replies to Wsnell, you did note that you do indeed make reasonable personal efforts. But this just gives
    him the opportunity to claim you were walking back your previous statements.

    I'm willing to accept you didn't express quite what you meant. He will just call you a liar.

    John Savard

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Mon Aug 15 05:08:18 2022
    On Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 7:21:45 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:

    You appeared to have said that. In your later replies to Wsnell, you did note that you do indeed make reasonable personal efforts. But this just gives
    him the opportunity to claim you were walking back your previous statements.

    I'm willing to accept you didn't express quite what you meant. He will just call you a liar.

    It is more than abundantly clear that:

    He thinks that we should not be burning fossil fuels.

    He burns them anyway, for his own selfish reasons.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Aug 15 07:01:36 2022
    On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:21:43 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 7:21:03 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:06:45 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    But saying that people shouldn't bother to make such voluntary efforts as >> >they can while we are waiting for more concerted action seems to me to be >> >going too far.

    But I didn't say that.

    You appeared to have said that. In your later replies to Wsnell, you did note >that you do indeed make reasonable personal efforts. But this just gives
    him the opportunity to claim you were walking back your previous statements.

    I'm willing to accept you didn't express quite what you meant. He will just >call you a liar.

    That's all he ever has. He's just another hateful idiot like Rich.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Tue Aug 16 03:59:15 2022
    On Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:01:40 AM UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:21:43 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 7:21:03 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:


    That's all he ever has. He's just another hateful idiot like Rich.

    Based on what you post, it is quite clear that you are the hateful one.

    Your comment provides more documentation of your hypocrisy.

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 20 13:28:44 2022
    On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 4:59:17 AM UTC-6, W wrote:

    Based on what you post, it is quite clear that you are the hateful one.

    I have noticed a pattern in your conversations here.

    Someone ventures an opinion which differs from yours, and which
    is in favor of what you percieve as socialism.

    Thus, you factually point out that this person is a supporter of the
    crimes of Stalin, Mao, and Hitler.

    And the other person, strange to relate, takes that as a personal insult,
    and replies in kind.

    At which point, you note that it is the other person who was the first to descend to insults. That may be true from your point of view, but most
    people here are insensitive to such fine distinctions.

    John Savard

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  • From W@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Sun Aug 21 03:24:52 2022
    On Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 4:28:46 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 4:59:17 AM UTC-6, W wrote:

    Based on what you post, it is quite clear that you are the hateful one.
    I have noticed a pattern in your conversations here.

    No, you have IMAGINED a pattern.

    One off-topic issue in this thread has been another participant's hypocrisy which closely resembles that of collectivists and their supporters.

    The original topic is about the fact that LEDs are far from a panacea and in fact will make the problem of light pollution much more widespread and in some places far worse than it already is.

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