Post by uwaztec on Jul 10, 2011 14:30:02 GMT -8
(A) Climate change is nothing new and may be at work in significant ways currently.
(B) Human actions have no doubt had an impact on world climate patterns, though the degree to which this is the case is not perfectly understood.
(C) Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is a great idea, but that transition will be very, very difficult and will take many years, probably decades. Furthermore . . .
(D) . . . there is no need to panic. The hysteria that inspires Barrack Obama's stated goal to make energy costs "skyrocket" (his word, not mine) is not justified. What is needed is steady, methodical research into new energy sources instead of panicky moves that will be little or no good and in the process cause Americans to suffer unnecessarily. (Remember the Carter synfuels debacle?)
(E) We will need petroleum products for decades (actually, when you think of petrochemical products, petroleum will be needed forever). And, since buying oil from our enemies makes no geopolitical sense, limiting domestic oil production is crazy.
(F) So long as China and India continue to build more and more coal-fired power plants, and also to sell more and more cars and trucks domestically, the West could all commit suicide and the climate would not be healed.
See how easy it is to approach this important issue calmly and logically?
You are welcome.
AzWm
William, please include the fact that China has 13 of the 17 most polluted cities in the World. I'd rather that we don't go there, but at least include this in your analysis! If that's where we are all heading, I give us 30-40 more years max.
