The breaks at the Calvin 500 conference in Geneva last week featured bottled water with and without “gas,” as the Swiss say. By the end of the week, the volunteers serving refreshments were no longer bringing out the “gas” because the conferees, most of whom were from the States, preferred the still as opposed to the sparkling water. It struck me then that an inverse relationship exists between people who consume a lot of gas in their cars (and especially their SUV’s) but won’t tolerate it in their water, and those who don’t drive as much and prefer commotion in their water. (I myself like water that fizzes, just like soda, champagne, and beer.)
So maybe the key to ending global warming is to persuade Americans to drink more gas than they burn behind the wheel.
Old Life 