Europeans tend to live in densely populated areas and don’t have much of a choice. We could learn from them, but it would be a waste of our wide open spaces.
I have a question about your “nobody wants dirty air or water” statement: I know it is probably true, but why do conservatives complain every time emissions are regulated or clean energy sources are discussed? If nobody wants pollution, why is it taboo to try to do something about it?
I add my voice to Fourcrows and further, I’ve noticed in other of ScottPM’s posts with statements like the one he makes here. That repeating lies don’t make them true. While there has been diversion, divisiveness, and dishonesty on all sides, there have been many more out and out lies by and on behalf of the extreme right. Perhaps I’m wrong, perhaps ScottPM knows information I’ve not seen on the television news, read in my local paper, or heard on NPR. Maybe he knows objective honest websites that only deal with facts I’ve not yet been exposed to. If so, educate me. Otherwise, no matter how many times a lie is repeated, it will not become true.Truthfully,C.
In the 1970’s, Nat’l Geo had a cover story on how the Black Forest was dying. Pics of sick and dying trees filled the cover story. In 2008, I had the pleasure of spending 3 weeks on the roads and rivers of Germany. We saw three plastic bags littering the highways that three weeks. A few carparts here and there, but NO litter except those 3 bags. Koln was nearly as clean as was Heidelberg. The sky was a rich deep blue, High Definition one soldier called it, and the entire country looked loved. Zippering, the requirement of drivers to make room for merging traffic or get a ticket, kept traffic jams at rush hour moving briskly. Germany is currently Europe most financially secure country carrying Greece and other Euro members through their problems. In the USA, they have already weakened and underfunded EPA regs and are blaming these regs for lost jobs and productiity. A Texas state congressman said recently, let Texas worry about its own air. That would be fine if Texas was under a glass dome. I hope the USA can soon recognize the profit and viability of living in a healthy green nation. Thank you for your comment.Respectfully,C.
Great ’toon Jim!! The GOP will never protect the middle class, they owe their souls to the radical rich: destory the education system, destory the EPA, destory financial reforms — to the hell with the little people.
The economy will not collapse by going green. The American people can be sold on whatever you want, if you have enough money. If Exxon, BP, et al were suddenly cut off from Middle Eastern oil and had to resort to promoting and selling renewable sources of energy, you can bet Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck would be berating all the un-American subversives who insisted on driving their SUVs.
The German government subsidizes coal mines in order to prop up the domestic coal energy industry. Not exactly a good example of market driven policy.Explain to me why using my tax money to support the Koch brothers’ pollution is good, but using it for clean, renewable energy is bad.
Destroy the US economy to save the environment, and guess what? The big loser is the environment. Trees to stay warm animals to eat (at first) Think about it.-That’s absolutely right! The important thing is to keep pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere as fast as we can.-It is, after all, Good For Business.
ConserveGov over 11 years ago
No need to support the Koch family, but vote for Romney if you care about your kids future.
chazandru over 11 years ago
Do some reading on the Koch Brothers and particularly on their father. Choose several sources, objective ones are best. C.
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
Europeans tend to live in densely populated areas and don’t have much of a choice. We could learn from them, but it would be a waste of our wide open spaces.
Fourcrows over 11 years ago
I have a question about your “nobody wants dirty air or water” statement: I know it is probably true, but why do conservatives complain every time emissions are regulated or clean energy sources are discussed? If nobody wants pollution, why is it taboo to try to do something about it?
CasualBrowser over 11 years ago
What sort of controls does Germany have on the mining of coal, and can they buy it from any nation regardless of how they obtain it?
chazandru over 11 years ago
I add my voice to Fourcrows and further, I’ve noticed in other of ScottPM’s posts with statements like the one he makes here. That repeating lies don’t make them true. While there has been diversion, divisiveness, and dishonesty on all sides, there have been many more out and out lies by and on behalf of the extreme right. Perhaps I’m wrong, perhaps ScottPM knows information I’ve not seen on the television news, read in my local paper, or heard on NPR. Maybe he knows objective honest websites that only deal with facts I’ve not yet been exposed to. If so, educate me. Otherwise, no matter how many times a lie is repeated, it will not become true.Truthfully,C.
chazandru over 11 years ago
In the 1970’s, Nat’l Geo had a cover story on how the Black Forest was dying. Pics of sick and dying trees filled the cover story. In 2008, I had the pleasure of spending 3 weeks on the roads and rivers of Germany. We saw three plastic bags littering the highways that three weeks. A few carparts here and there, but NO litter except those 3 bags. Koln was nearly as clean as was Heidelberg. The sky was a rich deep blue, High Definition one soldier called it, and the entire country looked loved. Zippering, the requirement of drivers to make room for merging traffic or get a ticket, kept traffic jams at rush hour moving briskly. Germany is currently Europe most financially secure country carrying Greece and other Euro members through their problems. In the USA, they have already weakened and underfunded EPA regs and are blaming these regs for lost jobs and productiity. A Texas state congressman said recently, let Texas worry about its own air. That would be fine if Texas was under a glass dome. I hope the USA can soon recognize the profit and viability of living in a healthy green nation. Thank you for your comment.Respectfully,C.
ninety_nine_percent over 11 years ago
Great ’toon Jim!! The GOP will never protect the middle class, they owe their souls to the radical rich: destory the education system, destory the EPA, destory financial reforms — to the hell with the little people.
amireal over 11 years ago
We cannot let the EPA ruin american industry. Businesses have always sacrificed the worker for the greater good of the company.
Mythreesons over 11 years ago
Isn’t that a dead child, and possibly a dead dog, in the front yard?
Ketira over 11 years ago
Still, I think it’s important that we clean up the planet, or we may see the destruction of the Human Race not long after the planet has died.
Ketira over 11 years ago
It takes one to know one….
Fourcrows over 11 years ago
The economy will not collapse by going green. The American people can be sold on whatever you want, if you have enough money. If Exxon, BP, et al were suddenly cut off from Middle Eastern oil and had to resort to promoting and selling renewable sources of energy, you can bet Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck would be berating all the un-American subversives who insisted on driving their SUVs.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 11 years ago
The German government subsidizes coal mines in order to prop up the domestic coal energy industry. Not exactly a good example of market driven policy.Explain to me why using my tax money to support the Koch brothers’ pollution is good, but using it for clean, renewable energy is bad.
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
Destroy the US economy to save the environment, and guess what? The big loser is the environment. Trees to stay warm animals to eat (at first) Think about it.-That’s absolutely right! The important thing is to keep pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere as fast as we can.-It is, after all, Good For Business.