<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for The next president should use the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas emissions]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by StSwithin http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:55:00 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/1 As natural as breathing

When I read articles like this I understand why there are so many climate change sceptics. CO2 is a safe and natural by-product of life. To declare it to be a pollutant as a way of circumventing the democratic process is immoral. Present the facts to the elected representatives of government and let the facts speak for themselves.

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When I read articles like this I understand why there are so many climate change sceptics. CO2 is a safe and natural by-product of life. To declare it to be a pollutant as a way of circumventing the democratic process is immoral. Present the facts to the elected representatives of government and let the facts speak for themselves.

]]> Comment #2 by josullivan58 http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:00:26 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/2 The elected representatives already spoke

when they wrote the Clean Air Act and specifically included provisions to allow new substances to be listed as pollutants. No one disputed CO2 is changing the climate in the court case. To do so would be perjurous.

The court followed the rule of law, something the Bush administration routinely ignores.

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when they wrote the Clean Air Act and specifically included provisions to allow new substances to be listed as pollutants. No one disputed CO2 is changing the climate in the court case. To do so would be perjurous.

The court followed the rule of law, something the Bush administration routinely ignores.

]]> Comment #3 by stevenearlsalmony http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:09:07 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/jump-starting-climate-action/3 Clearing the air.......


Lee Iacocca Says:

Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, `Stay the course'

Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned `Titanic'.

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up.

These are times that cry out for leadership. But when you look around, you've got to ask: `Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage.......... and common sense?

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm. Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to do the next time.

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening.

Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope...................If I've learned one thing, it's this:

You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action..... It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close.

Steven Earl Salmony
AWAReness Campaign on The Human Population,
established 2001
http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/index.php



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Lee Iacocca Says:

Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, `Stay the course'

Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned `Titanic'.

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up.

These are times that cry out for leadership. But when you look around, you've got to ask: `Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage.......... and common sense?

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm. Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to do the next time.

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening.

Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope...................If I've learned one thing, it's this:

You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action..... It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close.

Steven Earl Salmony
AWAReness Campaign on The Human Population,
established 2001
http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/index.php



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