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mcgowanjm on April 13, 2006 - 10:49am

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Hello Tot,

The Tragedy of the Commons is why Russia won't retrofit.

There is no immediate gain to be had.

The choice is Prevention/Redundancy v Growth.

If Russia picks P/R, it falls behind.

James

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totoneila on April 13, 2006 - 5:29pm

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Hello James,

I fully understand your point, but if the Russians only have a two or three year window before their civilization degrades down to the next energy level, even Putin is at great risk from the potential social upheaval.

Maybe that is why Dubai is growing so fast: the world's wealthy see this as a safety haven to retreat to while their native countries decline.

Bob Shaw in Phx,AZ Are Humans Smarter than YEast?

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