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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
We are looking at finding an affordable copy of the article. I suspect some of our European friends may have access to the article so I'll ask in the Yahoogroup. But I am reminded of the risk of a 'circular authority' . . . one cites another, sites another and eventually comes back to the first 'authority.' Has this 'journal' become a closed clique of reviewers and authors sharing the same opinions?
From a big picture, if this remains an isolate, inaccessible article, I'm not going to lose much sleep over it. But if we see mainstream media pick it up and cite it as a source, then I'll have to rethink. Fading to obscurity is fine by me.
Bob Wilson
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Research is always good. Keeping an open mind is also good. We know products come and go. Some times the public just likes it, some times the product is marketed in such a way that the public thinks they like it.
Ethanol production from food stuff (re: corn) has just taken a beating. What to do? Stop buying the stuff?
So where's this rant going? I have a feeling some of those, "insiders" have what I might call something approaching, "***** envy" in regards to our hybrids. Ten years into it, they're looking at the Prius saying, "Tsk, tsk. ." as they roll around getting 10, 15, 25, mpg and we roll around getting our 40, 45, 55 mpg.
Just a bunch of whiners.