tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post6611190016135669467..comments2024-01-01T15:35:12.954-07:00Comments on Simple Utah Mormon Politics: Global Warming Basics: It's Called Climate Change for a ReasonFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-34279671878316632782011-01-01T12:34:16.261-07:002011-01-01T12:34:16.261-07:00I think that we should have smaller houses and hav...I think that we should have smaller houses and have cars that run on something that won't pollute the air yes, but telling someone that they can only do this or that is not a good thing either. We can do things without polluting the envorment, the problem is that too many hands are in the pockets of big oil companies and too many people make money with the status quo as it is and change would cost them their way of life. We kind of need a melt down of our old ways to get people to look for a new and better way of doing things. Yes many of us would change without the meltdown, but far too many of us won't. Hence the "Global Warming" scare. Which I think is nothing more than the earth's natural cycle. I don't think all the crap we put out is good for anyone though so getting people to stop I think would be a good thing. How is the question.The Shepherd familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267479798732085924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-44518800733427200442010-12-27T20:30:53.334-07:002010-12-27T20:30:53.334-07:00I support the use of mass transit by others.I support the use of mass transit by others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-91665859330423200742010-12-27T13:26:24.173-07:002010-12-27T13:26:24.173-07:00This is a very, very tired right-wing talking poin...This is a very, very tired right-wing talking point. Global warming is the cause. Climate change is the term we use for the effects of global warming.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-10351788543480848612010-12-27T13:10:52.940-07:002010-12-27T13:10:52.940-07:00Anon: Interesting insight. I tend to agree. Rober...Anon: Interesting insight. I tend to agree. Robert Frank of Cornell University once said essentially that if we all had smaller homes, we'd all be just as happy. The problem is, because other people have bigger homes, we tend to feel embarrassed by our smaller ones, and we think we have to have what they have.<br /><br />Walkable communities seemed the norm in Austria 25 years ago when I served an LDS mission there. It's ironic that, with our zoning laws, America has largely made walkable communities impossible.Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-20601548256709351012010-12-27T12:00:15.529-07:002010-12-27T12:00:15.529-07:00It really doesn't matter what we call it. The ...It really doesn't matter what we call it. The bottom line is we need to drive less, use more mass transit, live in smaller homes (600 sq. ft) in high rises, limit families to two children, live in walkable communities, restrict the amount of times per year people are allowed to fly, eat locally grown food, and much, much more. Only a robust State in equal partnership with other nations can make the necessary transformations in our society. We also need to think more communally and less individually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com