Sadly, red states don’t seem to care about air pollution. Texas has had poor air for decades, and it’s not all caused by climate change. Politicians like Joe Barton are bought off by the polluters. Thank goodness he won’t be back.
Donald Trump is a GREAT “Politician”… “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx
The irony is that when the environmental sh*t really hits the fan, everything the trumpsters hate, regulations, restrictions, job losses, etc. will come in to being in spades. By exercising a balanced combination of regulatory and market measures, which always do better in combination than by themselves, we can avoid or mitigate the hardest measures required once things get to emergency levels.
You have to admit, hooking Teddy Roosevelt’s spinning coffin up to an electrical generator to power the diggers diverting the Colorado river to supply the water to fight the wildfires in California was a stroke of genius.
The Trump administration moved to prop up the declining coal industry with an overhaul of Obama-era pollution rules, acknowledging that the increased emissions from aging coal-fired plants could kill hundreds more people annually and cost the country billions of dollars.
Have you seen pictures of Pittsbugh from 100 years ago or Los Angeles from 50 years ago and today? Have you compared them to today’s pictures of Bejing, New Delhi or Jakarta? It seems that the country with regulations had cleaned up its’ air. Well, that is over now.
Coming back into LA from ‘Nam in ’67 they switched to instrument flight rules because the smog was so bad. NEPA, Clean Air Act, and other NIXoN signed laws changed that for the better. Now we’re about to go back to WORSE than back then, because morons put Trump in charge, and he hired even dumber morons to run his administration. They like CO2, say it’s good for us? Put them all in a room with 100% Co2 atmosphere, for a couple days. Problem solved.
This reminds me of an old Star Trek episode; rich people were living in the clouds, above the smog; poor people lived on the planet, coughing – Troglodytes? Ol’ Gene was a man before his time.
Charliegirl Premium Member over 5 years ago
Cough, cough,.
TMO1 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sadly, red states don’t seem to care about air pollution. Texas has had poor air for decades, and it’s not all caused by climate change. Politicians like Joe Barton are bought off by the polluters. Thank goodness he won’t be back.
braindead Premium Member over 5 years ago
Trump Disciples won’t know what this cartoon means.
Daeder over 5 years ago
Who needs air? Who needs water? Who needs light? Who needs food? Evidently not people who voted for Il Douche.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
Donald Trump is a GREAT “Politician”… “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx
Kilrwat Premium Member over 5 years ago
The irony is that when the environmental sh*t really hits the fan, everything the trumpsters hate, regulations, restrictions, job losses, etc. will come in to being in spades. By exercising a balanced combination of regulatory and market measures, which always do better in combination than by themselves, we can avoid or mitigate the hardest measures required once things get to emergency levels.
Kip W over 5 years ago
Gas mask-wearing aide to gas mask-wearing politician: “Sorry, it’s more of those crackpot conservationists to see you, Senator.”
—Gahan Wilson cartoon, 1970s
I has seen the Enemy! over 5 years ago
At least the 1% will be able to afford iron lungs
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Crooked liar Trump said he would eliminate the national debt in 8 years.
Trump and the republicans raised the national debt by 2 trillion in 14 months.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 5 years ago
You have to admit, hooking Teddy Roosevelt’s spinning coffin up to an electrical generator to power the diggers diverting the Colorado river to supply the water to fight the wildfires in California was a stroke of genius.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
The Trump administration moved to prop up the declining coal industry with an overhaul of Obama-era pollution rules, acknowledging that the increased emissions from aging coal-fired plants could kill hundreds more people annually and cost the country billions of dollars.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Push to talk over 5 years ago
Have you seen pictures of Pittsbugh from 100 years ago or Los Angeles from 50 years ago and today? Have you compared them to today’s pictures of Bejing, New Delhi or Jakarta? It seems that the country with regulations had cleaned up its’ air. Well, that is over now.
I AM CARTOON LADY! over 5 years ago
Is this a charcoal and water, painting?
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
Coming back into LA from ‘Nam in ’67 they switched to instrument flight rules because the smog was so bad. NEPA, Clean Air Act, and other NIXoN signed laws changed that for the better. Now we’re about to go back to WORSE than back then, because morons put Trump in charge, and he hired even dumber morons to run his administration. They like CO2, say it’s good for us? Put them all in a room with 100% Co2 atmosphere, for a couple days. Problem solved.
pamela welch Premium Member over 5 years ago
This reminds me of an old Star Trek episode; rich people were living in the clouds, above the smog; poor people lived on the planet, coughing – Troglodytes? Ol’ Gene was a man before his time.