Comments on: What Does LeMieux’s Appointment Mean for Climate Legislation?

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By: turnip

turnip — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:04:13 +0000

Any bill coming out of Congress will be in favor of the businesses that own congress. Producers will just import more energy from other places that don't have this 'scheme', which will be great for the OPEC nations, Venezuela & Russia which are struggling with low but rising crude prices. It will force more imports. Oh, and by the by, there are no mystery ''green'' jobs. This bill will add hundreds of thousands to the unemployment figures, which currently stands at 16% U6 measure, and 22% if you count those that are no longer 'counted'.
Every single thing that you buy, consume or presently own will be more expensive to purchase or maintain. Everything.
All of this, to accomplish nothing. We will just shift the pollution somewhere else where there will be no thought to what is emitted. Just like jobs today, they will go where there is little or no regulation or lower taxes/wages. We are being equalized with our trading partners, like China and Mexico. If you want to live like they do, let things continue as they have for the last 15 or so years. . . . we'll be there in another 15.

By: luis

luis — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:12:55 +0000

Seriously? You pay attention much to peer-reviewed science? The debate over whether climate change is happening, as well as whether mankind has caused climate change to any extent is long over, my friend.

Nobel-prize winning, international panels of scientists - not politicians bent on taking your money - have proven this for us. The politics of how to deal with climate change are a different issue... but you really need to come to grips with the reality of a scientific fact: human activity has DEFINITELY contributed to the drastic climate change we are experiencing.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalw...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/04/05...

Do a simple google search and you'll find plenty more - you can even read the science reports themselves if you feel so inclined (and are doubting of anything reported by the "liberal" MSM).

Furthermore, mankind ABSOLUTELY has the ability to do something about it - at least, we can take actions to stop making the problem (for us) worse.

Denial of science will get us nowhere but deeper in trouble (and underwater).

sorry if a bit off topic, re: LeMieux and Crist... but comments like the above need to responded to.

By: brendanm

brendanm — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:06:20 +0000

O'Reilly believes in global warming. After all, he is a self-described “independent” and “centrist.”

But seriously, matt (not matt325) is a very ignorant individual. Also, the climate legislation in question would actually reduce energy costs and put more money in your wallet.

By: matt325

matt325 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:01:52 +0000

Really? I guess every reputable scientist in the world is just making things up. What's your source? Let me guess: Beck, O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh? Yeah, they are true experts in climate change.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:42:24 +0000

There is no way to prove that people are doing anything to the climate. Stop coming up with excuses to raid our wallets.

By: brendanm

brendanm — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:20:48 +0000

If Crist was worried enough about Rubio that he would instruct LeMieux to vote against climate legislation, why wouldn't he just appoint someone else? This appointment seems to suggest that he isn't all that worried and, short of a Republicanesque incident in a bathroom or something, why should he be?