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2007-05-12 Home Front: Politix

Bloomberg outlines national energy plan in Houston

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Posted by gorb 2007-05-12 01:42|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I think anthroprogenic global warming is a complete crock, but if you want to reduce emissions, the only way to do it is to increase the price of carbon derived energy.

All the rest is more or less pointless handwaving. In particular, conservation (turning off lights etc) merely frees up purchasing power for some other economic activity which of course requires energy.

And BTW, biofuels, wind and solar power work to the extent they are government mandated taxes (All government subsidies are taxes on something else). Just very wasteful and inefficient taxes.

Posted by phil_b 2007-05-12 16:57|| 2007-05-12 16:57|| Front Page Top

#2 His nanny-statism won't play in the GOP nationally.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-12 18:13|| 2007-05-12 18:13|| Front Page Top

#3 I just want us to get off of foreign oil, I don't care how we do it. As long as it works good enough and doesn't trash the economy any worse than the terrorists.

Posted by gorb 2007-05-12 21:11|| 2007-05-12 21:11|| Front Page Top

#4 How does an ass like Bloomburg get to be a millionair ?
There is no problem with 'greenhouse gases' except water vapor. And, the light bulb ?
Really, folks this is just leftist/commie bullshit to attempt to upset our roaring economy.

Want proof ? The worst year for manmade CO2 was 1928, by a wide margin, but nothing happened to the weather.
Want more ? Manmade CO2 is a small percent of total CO2, much of which comes from volcanic eruptions.
Want more ? The SUN accounts for 97 percent of global warming, and 100 percent of Mars warming.
Like Earth, Mars has been warming. There is no measurable CO2 on Mars.
Water Vapor accounts for over 2 percent of global warming, and ALL of global temperature moderation in the form of rain. There is no way to measure the amount of rainfall or the effect of rainfall on the weather. All we have are the results like floods and draughts, and instead of avoiding flood plains, we bullshit about global warming.
Bloomburg should shove a lightbulb up his butt.
Finally, why Bloomsy won't get my vote; he hired a bunch of Clintonistas to run the schoolocracy in NYC. You judge a man by his friends.

Posted by wxjames 2007-05-12 21:32|| 2007-05-12 21:32|| Front Page Top

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