Replies: 0 (jump to last) Started by OneAverageReader on 07/19/09 12:36pm
Whether warming or cooling, I believe the threat of global climate change. I believe it’s ignorant to think all the crap we’ve been putting into our air, soil and water isn’t having some effect. We already can’t eat some fish, or fish from some waters. We can’t swim at our beaches. Smog blankets our cities. Hasn’t anyone noticed the dramatic increase in respiratory ailments in America? Our kids are asthmatic from birth for crying out loud. No human effect? That’s crazy. Be it global warming or cooling, we’ve soiled our sandbox. Cleaning it up could be the next gold rush if we only embraced it. You don’t have to believe in global warming , you only have to ask yourself, what is the price of being wrong?
And what’s wrong with building an industry designed to get Americans back to work? America needs an industry. The automobile industry has left, in case anyone hasn’t noticed, and it isn’t coming back. America’s workers don’t want handouts, they just want jobs. Our economic woes won’t be cured with safety nets for failure. America needs to invest in itself and there’s a whole industry waiting for a leader.
If we invest in America we can build not just factories, but a whole industry that employ many millions of people. We need to design and produce transportation vehicles that are safe, efficient, affordable and don’t pollute. We need to find ways to harness enough wind, solar and bio energy to drive our vehicles, power our homes and businesses, and not pollute the environment. The competition is a major pollutant of questionable supply with volatile pricing that nations fight wars over. Why? With all of today’s technology can’t we do better? The world is our market. Energy will cost more but since oil is a finite product, energy will cost more either way. With increased technology and production of renewable energy sources, more people will work, and prices will eventually come down.
The choice is ours. Whether global warming is a reality or not, the world will have to pay for it’s energy use. My question is, why not clean energy? Stop the debate about global warming. Other than cost, can anyone present an intelligent argument against clean energy? Common sense would indicate only those invested in oil have a legitimate opposition to going green. When the automobile was first produced it was too expensive for the average person. It wasn’t until Henry Ford came up with mass production that the auto became affordable. After that, it powered America to the pinnacle of economic performance and world dominance. Why can’t we do the same with renewable energy?
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