Today, thousands of workers in the energy industry are gathering at the Verizon Wireless Theater downtown at 12:30.
Story here.
These are not necessarily denialists; the organizers believe that the proposed emissions trading bill will negatively affect the economy by eliminating jobs in the fossil fuel industry. They are not, however, taking into account jobs that will be created by ramping up research and development in alternative energy fields.
Granted, the money required to do so is somewhat daunting, but once it is there, jobs will abound.
They also want to see nuclear pushed harder. I agree.
Another argument is that CO2 emissions won't be affected because developing countries are contributing far more to the output and any cutbacks the US makes will be negligible.
Well then, why not make it a cool, hip, American thing to be green? Asians delight in Coco-Cola, Levi's, McDonald's and whatever other ridiculous pop (and often unhealthy) fad we as Americans come up with, so why not set an example in the environmental category as well?
Europeans are kicking our butt in alternative energy but they also enjoy our fast food chains.
Between the EU and the US, leading by example may be the best way to get countries like India and China to literally clean up their acts.
What have we got to lose but industrial stagnation and dirty air?
Story here.
These are not necessarily denialists; the organizers believe that the proposed emissions trading bill will negatively affect the economy by eliminating jobs in the fossil fuel industry. They are not, however, taking into account jobs that will be created by ramping up research and development in alternative energy fields.
Granted, the money required to do so is somewhat daunting, but once it is there, jobs will abound.
They also want to see nuclear pushed harder. I agree.
Another argument is that CO2 emissions won't be affected because developing countries are contributing far more to the output and any cutbacks the US makes will be negligible.
Well then, why not make it a cool, hip, American thing to be green? Asians delight in Coco-Cola, Levi's, McDonald's and whatever other ridiculous pop (and often unhealthy) fad we as Americans come up with, so why not set an example in the environmental category as well?
Europeans are kicking our butt in alternative energy but they also enjoy our fast food chains.
Between the EU and the US, leading by example may be the best way to get countries like India and China to literally clean up their acts.
What have we got to lose but industrial stagnation and dirty air?
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