Walter E William, subbing for Limbaugh, was quoting from a current Tom Sowell column today and sited this interesting factoid that will send enviro-fascists into veritable paroxysms of denial.
The man who saved the whales from total extinction in the late 1900's was---get ready---Rockefeller. Yes THE Rockefeller! The nasty capitalist Robber Baron!!
It was Rockefeller who developed the production and distribution process that brought the price of kerosene down from 57 cents a gallon (back when 57 cents could buy you an aircraft carrier) to 9 cents a gallon. That caused the folks who were lighting the land with whale oil to switch to the cheaper fuel. I
Now isn't that special?!?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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