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Quote by: Derach  I sure wish you Pro - Global Warmers and Anti - Global Warmers would come together and demand politicians develop an energy plan to at least state our current intentions on the dependable supply of affordable energy to Western nations over the next 50 yrs.
Instead, we have partisanship bantoring about how important and fragile our environment is on the left ... or how dangerous religious fanatics and terrorists are on the right ... instead, why don't you guys point out to john q public that an energy plan will help them where it counts ... in their pocketbooks, not on CNN or in church .. but in their day to day living.
Instead, we'll probably just trudge around wearing our war cries like 'save the planet' or 'fight terrorism' as abstract ideas instead of the tangible fight for our economic freedom that US energy policy should be. |
I think that would be an excellent discussion on an energy thread, but would derail a global warming thread.
Nevertheless, as long as the pols who are in charge of making policy in our various countries are divided on the facts of global warming, or more particularly AGW, real solutions to provide sustainable sufficient and affordable energy for the people is likely to be or at least appear elusive. That is why the debate on AGW is so important, why we should not just meekly accept whatever we are being spoonfed by whatever group with a political, social, economic, or religious agenda.
I for one want ALL the science to be considered and evaluated before they make policy that is going to negatively affect me. I don't want our economy or lifestyles radically altered by policy that chases after bad science.