tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post8498443333052287138..comments2024-01-01T15:35:12.954-07:00Comments on Simple Utah Mormon Politics: Britons Have Had a Gut Full of James Hansen and Global WarmingFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-48751785395314229632008-06-30T09:04:00.000-06:002008-06-30T09:04:00.000-06:00UK,Hear, hear! Very good point. It is critical t...UK,<BR/><BR/>Hear, hear! Very good point. It is critical that we be environmentally responsible. Some people, I fear, though, are going the other way simply because they're being told to, much like a kid doesn't do his chores simply because mom or dad told him he had to.<BR/><BR/>Cameron,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you--mostly. Environmental policies have caused a great deal of the high energy prices that we have. But also, John McCain had his finger in the pot of energy deregulation, which allowed Enron to rape California and most of the country, and which is now (or at least until recently) allowing investment firms to not just speculate, but to buy up huge quantities of petroleum in an effort to maintain an artificially high price that is as much as 50% too high. <A HREF="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_aides_worked_to_create_defend_0619.html" REL="nofollow">Watch the story here.</A>Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-4187760109974099022008-06-26T10:11:00.000-06:002008-06-26T10:11:00.000-06:00I wouldn't say I'm being forced, but it is a motiv...I wouldn't say I'm being forced, but it is a motivating factor - and not a good one either. <BR/><BR/>It's hard to articulate my thoughts on this, because of all the BS that is involved. It's just become a very polarizing issue, and both sides are laughing all the way to bank, while the the average Joe gets screwed.Urban Kodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327437055164051853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-27793620791763094412008-06-26T09:29:00.000-06:002008-06-26T09:29:00.000-06:00UK, you're being forced to change your activities ...UK, you're being forced to change your activities by high energy prices brought about by environmental policies put in place because of global warming.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016275707476655364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-38564669701483925702008-06-26T08:28:00.000-06:002008-06-26T08:28:00.000-06:00I think the biggest problem with this whole farce,...I think the biggest problem with this whole farce, is that instead of encouraging people to be environmentally responsible, it's driving people in the other direction.<BR/><BR/>I think there is definite value in educating people about ways to reduce our impact on the world around us, but even more I value to option to choose to be responsible because it's the right thing to do and because I want to do it, not because I've been terrorized into it.Urban Kodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327437055164051853noreply@blogger.com