Environmental Policy

[dead0man]

uggg...."green" jobs can and do last longer than a week

We may need to put a "new road in the wilderness (whatever that means)" sometime in the future

emission regulation on new cars is plenty tough, what we need to do is get more of the old cars off the road (without forcing anybody to get rid of their old car that they love).  It's the old, poorly maintained cars that do most of the polluting.  One grandpa in his 78 LTD does more environmental damage than 500 new Civics.  Give grandpa a $2000 credit on a newer used car, put the old junker in the crusher and we'll be way ahead of the game.

Immediate 20% reduction in greenhouse gases....uhhh...how ya gonna do that without killing the economy?

We shouldn't subsidize ethanol, it's not (and can't be) our savior, there is no point in artificially inflating corn prices (other than to keep congresscritters from corn country happy)

Hydrogen powered cars probably isn't the answer either

lower gas prices is just going to encourage more driving...that aint good for the environment...if anything we should want higher gas prices...if you are for the environment and want cheaper gas, you either don't understand how this stuff works or you're a fool

there is whaling in US waters?  cite?

a lot of Americans might not like the idea of eating Mr Ed...but that doesn't make it "un-American"

deer would not be extinct without hunting laws...i'm not even sure I understand what you mean here

When a species leaves the circle of life {it} starts a chain reaction?...sometimes maybe, but certainly not everytime

[dead0man]

I'm pretty sure we let those people do that....part of their culture and all that.  Wiki confirms.  It's not illegal whaling.  And they use Science to tell us that it is sustainable.