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I Drove An Electric Car For Seven Years Because Of Its Advanced Technology, Not Because I Have Any Concerns About Energy Resources. I Have None At All. And When Environmentalists Say That Global Warming Is Dangerous, Unprecedented And That We'll Have A Tipping Point For Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, It's Just Nonsense.

-Burt Rutan

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I Drove An Electric Car For Seven

Burt Rutan

I Drove An Electric Car For Seven Years Because Of Its Advanced Technology, Not Because I Have Any Concerns About Energy Resources. I Have None At All. And When Environmentalists Say That Global Warming Is Dangerous, Unprecedented And That We'll Have A Tipping Point For Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, It's Just Nonsense.

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