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- From: jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy)
- Subject: Re: Save the Planet and the Economy at the Same time!
- In-Reply-To: kberry@sactoh0.sac.ca.us's message of Sun, 3 Jan 93 04:55:49 GMT
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
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- Date: 3 Jan 93 02:00:49
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- Mr. Berry challenges me to offer solutions to all the problems of
- the U.S. I cannot accept this challenge, because I would have to
- write a book. As I said, I am willing to accept any two environmental
- or resource challenges. I believe I could give concise enough answers
- so that people would read to the end.
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- I suppose he means by
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- But first world economic systems are "mining" the earth's
- resources beyond replacement level.
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- more than the drop in the water table in the Central Valley.
- Choose two, and I'll comment.
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- John McCarthy, Computer Science Department, Stanford, CA 94305
- *
- He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.
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