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54 comments on Matt Simmons on Fast Money (CNBC)

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JD on March 10, 2008 - 1:18am

That durned Matt Simmons is a riot. My favorite was when he proposed mowing the ocean floor with underwater lawnmowers:

Simmons acknowledged that any plan for large scale harvesting of micro algae likely would be strongly opposed by environmentalists. His blunt message to them: “Get over it. We’ve already destroyed the fish stock.”

On a more serious note, I heard the Chinese are doing a variation on the same joke. Shang Wu say: "We pull plug on American economy, and fatty Americans ride bus." Know what I mean, Ron?

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The Dude on March 10, 2008 - 9:40am

OK JD, here's your chance to actually reply to my question of why you laugh at Simmons for suggesting we harvest algae or NH3, when you have an entry on your blog outlining how we can live on vat-grown meat.

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