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KURAL
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 18 Jan 2008 02:36:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Lol Shakti.
However Tamil may be a national language in Sri Lanka, but it is the only country where Tamils are being killed to be Tamils. |
Damed
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18 Jan 2008 02:48:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bon,p007,
Seems MR going to bring back JRJ version as the solution at last.UNP have to support it,India has, as itis there version.
Minorities../ less to bargain.JVP and LTTE are the worriers.
how you guys going to see that ?? |
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 18 Jan 2008 02:52:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Folks
Here is an email that is doing the rounds now. It is topical and I believe the action proposed is worth pursuing. So kindly pass it round. I believe this email campaign originated in India.
Dear Friends!
Petrol in Pakistan Rs17/00 per litr
Malaysia Rs 18/00 per litr
In India it's Rs 48/00 per litr
In Sri Lanka it is Rs. 127/00 per litre
Why this difference in Asia itself?
World Market CRUDE Oil is not the reason for this.
It's all Gain for private owners?
As we are the general public, or Common Man as R.K.Laxman would have said, we have to raise our voice,
let's raise it through E-mails.
Forward this to all Indians (and Sri Lankans???) who cares.
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
THEREFORE, 'TUESDAY JAN 22nd' HAS BEEN DECLARED 'STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND' DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP OF PETROL OR OIL ON THAT DAY.
The only way this can be done is if you forward this e-mail to as many people as you can and as quickly as you can to get the word out.
Waiting on the Government to step in and control the prices is not going to happen.
What happened to the Reduction
AND
Control in prices that the Arab nations promised two weeks ago?
Remember one thing, not only is the price of petrol going up but at the same time Airlines are forced to raise their prices, Trucking companies are forced to raise their prices which affects prices on everything that is shipped. Things like FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC.
Who pays in the End?
WE DO!
We can MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
If they don't get the message after one day, we will do it again and again.
So, do your part and spread the word.
Mark your Calendars and Make JAN.22nd a day that the Citizens say 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'
REMEMBER : JAN 22nd 2008. |
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18 Jan 2008 03:50:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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P007,
Who pays in the End?
WE DO!
If you need OIL TO POLLUTATE this Earth, PAY the price for it !
Thats all i can say.
Who are these people complaining about OIL prices ??
They are CO2 creators. They participate to the global warming mess.
In fact i think its a very good idea to rise up oil prices.. To longer term, oil will not survive. And thats good. Quicker we move (from oil) and think ecology, quicker we will save our mother earth. Isnt it ?
But i can and share your frustration because all this profit to ONE man in Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapakse and Ltd.
He is making fortune robbing the Sri lankans.
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18 Jan 2008 12:08:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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KURAL
If you need OIL TO POLLUTATE this Earth, PAY the price for it !
Thats all i can say.
Thats an interesting argument.
Does high Oil prices automatically mean less consumption and less pollution? Past experience does not seem to suggest so.
What we have seen over the years is higher prices accompanied by even higher consumption! Even in SL, when the fuel prices go up, there is an immediate drop in sales which lasts about, may be a week or thereabouts. After that, it is all back to normal.
But who suffers most because of high prices? It is the average Perera and Kandasamy. Not the rich and the elite because they can somehow find the means to afford the increase in prices.
Ecology is very important. Man has been thoughtlessly destroying it in the name of progress. Now even countries like China and India are in the big league of traditional destroyers like the USA and the West.
Another major contributor to the destruction of Ecology is War. Here, it is almost totally the Americans who have been behind all the wars since WW2. The damage by the hundreds of thousand (or millions) tons of bombs dropped on mother earth during the Korean, Vietnamese, Iraqi (twice and still going on) and Afghanistan can be better imagined than described. Add to that Palestine and Lebanon and the trigger-happy Americans still want to open another front in Iran where nuclear weapons is an option. Can you imagine what that will do to mother earth?
Your concerns notwithstanding, I do hope you will make your little contribution on Jan. 22nd next because the people who can least bear the burden are the ones who bear the brunt and they NEED HELP. This is an attempt to help them, in my humble opinion.
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18 Jan 2008 12:13:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Damed
Seems MR going to bring back JRJ version as the solution at last.UNP have to support it,India has, as itis there version.
Minorities../ less to bargain.JVP and LTTE are the worriers.
how you guys going to see that ??
Seems a move in the right direction. Lets hope this leads to a final solution and peace which is the crying need of the day. |
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18 Jan 2008 12:46:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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P007,
Does high Oil prices automatically mean less consumption and less pollution? Past experience does not seem to suggest so.
You are right the consumption have rise up even as the oil price have rise up. But Co2 in the air too rise up. And Oil companies and countries (Middle-East, Norway, Britain, Usa, Russia) benefits have also rise up, thats the most important point.. If you want they become more rich you are free to growth their richness and power. If you really does care about this point, you wont buy oil simple as that. But simply the rise up of the consumption means that more people dont care about this problem and the problem of ecology, the problem is all about your OWN consciousness.
But who suffers most because of high prices? It is the average Perera and Kandasamy. Not the rich and the elite because they can somehow find the means to afford the increase in prices.
Yes and at least let the poor become more conscious.
Ecology is very important. Man has been thoughtlessly destroying it in the name of progress. Now even countries like China and India are in the big league of traditional destroyers like the USA and the West.
In quantity India and China may equal West, but in quantity/person India and China are far away from West. Thats not fair, Western always criticize others and do not take actions in their own countries. Bush don't respecting Kyoto is a good example. But sure, India and China must change their politics if they want their countries survive in a healthy air. India with the MDI-Tata AirPowered car have a lot of chance to succeed if the people really care about the ecological necessity.
Another major contributor to the destruction of Ecology is War. Here, it is almost totally the Americans who have been behind all the wars since WW2. The damage by the hundreds of thousand (or millions) tons of bombs dropped on mother earth during the Korean, Vietnamese, Iraqi (twice and still going on) and Afghanistan can be better imagined than described.
You should add up, the two nuclear bombs on Japan by the US terrorists + the bombs used in the Pacific to 'test' their nuclear capabilities.
But thats nothing compared to the American industry, which is certainly the most polluting entity of the world.
Edited By - KURAL - 18 Jan 2008 13:00:03 GMT |
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18 Jan 2008 16:51:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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KURAL
If you want they become more rich you are free to growth their richness and power.
This email campaign is AGAINST the high price of Oil the consumer pays. The wide disparities in prices at the pump in Pakistan, Malaysia, India and SL indicate that apart from the Oil companies and producer countries some others are also raking in money really big time. This campaign has very little to do with consumption of oil as such but it is all about reducing the consumer burden.
But simply the rise up of the consumption means that more people dont care about this problem and the problem of ecology, the problem is all about your OWN consciousness.
Consumption, it appears, cannot increase much further because of supply constraints. All the Oil producing countries, with the exception of Iraq, are producing to full capacity and the world has to learn to live with available supply until Iraq is in a position to improve the supply position or new sources are discovered. Sri Lanka???. Mean time, some sources, like the North Sea, are also likely to drop their supply within the next few years which means we may be seeing a flat consumption for the next few years followed by a drop.
So the scenario from the consumption point of view is not that bad.
But thats nothing compared to the American industry, which is certainly the most polluting entity of the world.
I am not sure which is worse - the American industry or the gas guzzling vehicles on the American roads and high ways. |
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 19 Jan 2008 01:56:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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P007,
Earlier also there was an organized campaign to boycott oil products on a single day. I think it was happened mid of 2006. It worked and oil companies reduced the fuel prices just before that. Currently oil prices dropped a little bit in the world market. But I think it is still good to respond to this campaign to show the power of the consumers.
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19 Jan 2008 04:49:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Some countries heavily pumping for Eco friendly industries including vehicles.
Japanese Government paying part of the car price if buy a new Eco friendly car.
In time to come we are going to get that experience.
some of lankan Engineers and Academics I met recently working for Green Friendly projects overseas.
Edited By - Damed - 19 Jan 2008 04:50:33 GMT |
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