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  Put him RFK Jr in charge of enforcement

  Robert Kennedy Jr. is a committed environmentalist and the type of person we want at EPA. That said, I don't think he would be a good manager of the agency.  I would love to see him in charge of enforcement at EPA.  Many of our environmental laws have been thrown out the window in the past 8 years, and having him begin to hold polluters accountable again seems like a great fit with his skills.    On Obama considers RFK Jr. for EPA posted 1 year ago 34 Responses

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  Question

  Now that Clorox has this natural product line, are they going to stop selling their traditional products that contain synthetic chemicals?  Seventh Generation and many other companies have sold natural cleaning products for years.  I agree that Clorox should be praised if they are eliminating harmful chemicals from their cleaning products, but I don't see what the buzz is if they are simply rolling out a new product line while still manufacturing all the same old stuff.On The latest green partnership posted 1 year, 9 months ago 7 Responses

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  Please stick to what you do best

  David,

  I generally enjoy reading your posts and think you are an excellent writer.  However, I don't subscribe to the Grist blog to follow the presidential race.  Yes, I think Grist readers should follow and be involved in presidential politics, and we need to make sure the candidates are talking about the important environmental issues of our time.  Just try to make your posts at least somewhat relevant to the environment and not just straight-up political news.  On McCain and Clinton win posted 1 year, 10 months ago 10 Responses

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  Please do some research before posting.

  Practically speaking, a tax is far different than a cap and trade system.  They work quite differently and can produce quite different results.  

  Cap and trade requires a whole system set up with transparency, accounting, and verification.  It requires markets and those markets can be volatile.

  A carbon tax would address all sources of carbon from all sectors, while most cap and trade schemes often apply only to electricity generation.  On A carbon tax isn't the only solution posted 1 year, 11 months ago 6 Responses

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  I agree

  Your point that it is more expensive to deal with the problem now than before Katrina is definitely true.  Almost everything is more expensive in a hurricane zone afterward.  The larger issue is that  most of the money for the Katrina response has focused on dealing with the problems caused by Katrina, not in preventing another Katrina.  Of course we need money to help people who have been affected, but in general, it seems that when we do have disasters that are at least partly human-caused, we tend to focus on responding to the disaster, not the cause of the disaster.
  On Investments are needed to stave off climate-induced water crisis posted 2 years ago 13 Responses