good question. . . first we have to stop denying the problem. we should listen to the scientists that spend a good portion of their lives studying the issue. work with other countries to get as much on the same page as possible - one of the best arguments from the "right" is that there are countries like China that are far worse than us, so modern nations putting unified pressure on developing countries to do their part is important. Cap and trade may not be a perfect solution but its better than the current other option of nothing, , an idea that GW Bush pushed for BTW.
No one person has all the answers of course, this problem is similar to the hole in the ozone layer was decades ago. . . seemed like it was unsolvable at the time, but wasn't.
Originally Posted by southtown4488
Well, at least you answered, which is more than these other climate change zombies on here.
I don't buy the climate change idea, but I want to see wholesale changes in how we generate power. So even though I don't believe, I want the same changes. I just don't want to give government more power.
We have to get off fossil fuels. It's the 21st Century, and we are relying on 19th Century fuel. In all that time, why haven't we developed alternate fuel sources? I think it's the government protecting the oil industry.
Why aren't we farming commercial hemp everywhere? It is the most versatile crop there is. Or is the government protecting the forestry industry? Or cotton? Or oil, again? We could get rid of much disposable plastic by making containers out of bio-degradable hemp. We can create fuel from it. We can make clothes. Medicine. Food.
Why won't the government release the documents they stole from Nikola Tesla moments after he died? Is it possible that free, or nearly free energy is available?
You see, there are solutions to be considered, but the only answer the government has to combat global warming, is more government. That's why I don't trust the government. They have a vested interest in scaring us into accepting their solution to a problem that has still not shown its danger.
We can have cleaner air, cleaner water, less waste, more power. But we won't really have it until we rein in government, and take away its power to pick winners and losers.