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On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:32:55 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 27/08/2025 21:04, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>> As expensive as Gasoline in California?  I beg leave to doubt that.
>> Maybe more expensive than gasoline on the East Coast or in the Midwest.
>>  But the point is that electrical cars produce less pollution not that
>> they are cheaper to buy or operate. That is why gasoline is more
>> expensive in California because we demand less polluting fuel
>> formulations.  It only helps a little but every little
>>  bit counts in the long run if the human race has a long run in front
>> of it.
> 
> bless! A born aqain Green!

There are Bright Greens and Dark Greens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_green_environmentalism

There are also the Light Green idiots.

I'm on the dark end of the spectrum and fully realize the irony of someone 
who had made a living in the tech world being a Luddite. 

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little 
statesmen and philosophers and divines. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson