Racefish’s Weblog

We now know how to achieve a balance of payments solution. It all hinges on the US automakers being willing to cut production of family cars. Yes I know that the Japanese have been eating our lunch in that category. Even we have an Infinity. Face it folks, who wants to drive a Ford when you can drive a Volvo? Would you rather drive a Chevy or a Lexus?

We have been handed the solution on a silver platter, and at the price of silver now, it’s a good thing. The only stumbling block is the environmental wackos wanting to shut down civilization. With the global cooling that is coming, I’d think they’d come around though.

What we need to do is crank up the output of pick-ups from the auto makers. The British love these things. Think of it. Who wants to drive a “family saloon” when you can get a real red-neck icon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7265235.stm

Stupid Law Suits

I guess the trial lawyers are still alive and well in Alaska. I guess that if they think there’s a buck to be gotten from anyone, they’ll go after big oil. Where else would anyone look for a handout other than one of the companies that had already been demonized by the media for the big oil spill.

“The city of Kivalina …is built on an 8-mile (13-kilometer) barrier reef between the Chukchi Sea and Kivalina River.”(edited)

Well, normally a barrier reef is composed chiefly of coral. Coral won’t grow this far north so I can only assume that this “barrier reef” is an alluvial bar deposited by the river in the immediate location. What did the Bible say about building a house on sand? To me, it looks like a personal problem but with the lawyers getting involved that becomes our problem.

Since they are claiming that the oil companies are at fault for this, my solution is simple. Natives have switched over from their traditional methods of survival to relying on snowmobiles, outboard motors, generators, and other conveniences such as kerosene lamps and oil heaters. Make them go back to their native ways, and cut off all fuel access to them.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/27/america/NA-GEN-US-Global-Warming-Erosion.php