Climate Change Reactions

Privately-owned companies rightfully blamed

Socialism--public ownership of utilities, etc.--is the answer. Congress can use our taxes to buy out investors who profit from owning stock in the companies named in the article. Jobs will still be there but we the people will be the bosses. Regulating privately-owned companies has not worked and that's why they dirtied everything. Every time the Communist Party was outlawed somewhere, pollution increased because lawmakers were bought by the lobbying investors. We don't need a Commie Party. We need a Public Ownership Party.

auradawnveirs of CA @ Jun 30, 2009 08:27:28 AM

Welp... Its all circling the drain.

We're all a bunch of little kids (those are baby goats as different from children) stuck in the sand box - the grumps left us years ago and they're not coming back.

The most common disease we are suffering from is irresponsibility based in our self-righteous-indignation over anything and everything that does not immediately fit our whim of personal fancy.

"He did it!"

"She did it!"

"They did it!"

The "Me Generation" is most likely the last generation this poor straggled and struggling planet will see - and be quite glad for the absence.

I am ashamed to be a member of the human race. Oh, but some other smartass will play the 'one-up' more cleverer "yer stupid for being whatever" jibe and feel like a conquering king of wit, feed on the experiences of "whatever I want to do because it is wrong and I can get away with it as long as I don't get caught" idiocy, lie, cheat, steal, defame, squander, etc. Spiteful little brats we are...

"Everybody has an opinion." they say. Well, most opinions are so far from reality its no wonder the call of the age is "follow your dream". Let me tell you, realize your dream and that is exactly what you will have - a dream outside reality and nobody with which to share it.

Carbon footprint taxes? I'll pay the fines for mass consumption and the polution it generates. After all, it is civically responsible to help the public causes as much as I can. Since money is the god of our society, how big of a footprint do I need to be socially responsible enough to pay off our debt?

Mart of KS @ Jun 29, 2009 22:45:41 PM

Climate change

More of the same. Why is it we don't mind p**ing money on manned space exploration, but won't spend one fourth of that on keeping the Earth livable. Thank God I'll be worm food

by the time our 21st century Manifest Destiny folks figured they messed up.

Al of NM @ Jun 29, 2009 14:08:07 PM

Energy bill

As a Canadian, I probably shouldn't care that the U.S.A. has decided that it no longer wishes to be the pre-eminent economic power, with the world's highest standard of living but, as your nearest neighbour and principal trading partner, Canada will inevitably be dragged down with you.

Superstition, political expediency and just plain ignorance have prevailed in the world's most powerful governing body. What a disaster!

Lee Morrison @ Jun 28, 2009 14:55:06 PM

Tax & Spend ... Tax & Spend ...

Man has no influence of climate. Climate change is 95% atributable to Solar activity (sunspots) and 5% atributable to volcanic activity/extra-terrestial object impact activity. Climate change is nothing more than a buzz word used by greedy politicians who are looking for more ways to tax hard working productive people (to fund the astronomical debt that is being accumualted) .... Mark my words, you will be paying a huge "carbon footprint" tax to your friendly Global banker in the not too distant future, AND you will still be subject to the whims of the natural world when it comes to the climate you live in.

Science Shows the Way of OH @ Jun 26, 2009 16:13:29 PM