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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scumbria who wrote (136414)	4/8/2001 9:01:41 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 769667

No Scumbria, I am not a comedian in my spare time. But, you might have a point in the sense that it's easy to be against something like the Kyoto Treaty, without being for something which addresses our environmental concerns. Democrats have been very skillful at taking that approach as it relates to Social Securities long-term sustainability, as well as school vouchers, Tort reform and many other national issues. Earlier you said: The Kyoto Protocols were a starting point (or words to that effect). When in a very real sense, they were an ending point. The starting point actually begins today, now that President Bush has taken on the leadership challenge, and pledged his commitment to go along with the Senate, which overwhelmingly voted not to adopt the Kyoto treaty. European nations are now tripping over themselves to re-negotiate the Protocols and come up with an alternative plan. Something Bill (I care about the environment Clinton) could have done nearly 4 years ago when it was clearly evident the Senate, (95-0) was not going to agree to such a idiotic treaty. So, what elements would a realistic global environmental treaty contain? First, since the issue of Global warming is far from settled, I would pledge continued strong support for increasing funding levels for global climate research. Most of what we know about global warming has been learned within the last ten years due to the Bush Administration's push for research. The U.S. now spends more money on research than all other nations combined, and we should encourage other nations to join us in this effort. Second, we should encourage private ownership of property rights around the world. When individuals own the land, they naturally become better stewards over nature. Nothing demonstrated this better than the horror stories which came to light after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Additionally, the ownership of land is THE basic tenant of free market capitalism. As capitalism grows, so does a nation wealth, as a nation wealth grows, so does its ability to keep the environment clean and healthy. Third, we should encourage the planting and harvesting of trees worldwide. Trees are the answer to a lot of questions about our environmental health. Including; how can we reduce the amount of greenhouse gases. How we can help prevent soil erosion and provide clean air and water. Along with many others. The Green fanatics such as Earth first, Greenpeace and the Sierra club, have it completely backwards. When you harvest trees, you create the incentive to care for future generations of tree growth. Setting aside special wilderness areas can still occur separately. Remember, it was a Republican who began America's environmental movement. Using these elements to enhance our worlds ecosystem, would go much further than those failed, absolutely stunningly stupid, Kyoto Protocols. Which in the final analysis, accomplished nothing except redistribution of the earth's wealth.