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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (93095)	8/5/2001 3:56:55 AM
From: Frank Pembleton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

Politics and Kyoto Don't get too carried away, however. Art, I'm usually, if not always in a state of disbelief when governments feel the need to come to my rescue. The news articles pro or con, from right and left have a tendency of leaving me with a huge amount of distrust, simply because it's all so complex. Why the complexity? Here in Canada, it's a tradition to have French style bureaucratic collectivist governments (past 30 years), with the sole interest of controlling the outcome of our lives. When I see our politicians jumping for joy for the environment, believe me, they aren't trying to save the earth with a smile. IMHO, this is nothing more then a power grab. It's a method of expanding their power over our lives and they will do it with more academics, bureaucrats, regulators, supervisors and committees by the thousands. They will be highly paid, with expense accounts, pension plans, free travel and accommodations around the world. All this in the name of the environment? They are moving ahead regardless of the science, and for what? They justify the massive increase in government power because of the "complexity?" Art, thanks for the heads up on the coal story, it's a nice state-ly example of hypocrisy that affects our daily lives. Regards Frank P. From the NY Times But it is the coal-fired plant, not the gas-burning plant, that is being subsidized by the federal government, under a 15-year-old program that has spent $1.8 billion to promote so-called clean-coal technology in 38 projects. That aid would triple under the energy bill passed by the House of Representatives, to $5.3 billion over the next 10 years, including new tax credits. Michael N. Lawson, major projects manager at the Jacksonville plant, said it was going to switch to the new coal-burning technology "whether we had Energy Department money or not." The utility is converting a second 300 megawatt generator at the plant without federal help. nytimes.com