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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (24651)	11/23/2009 2:00:34 PM
From: ayn rand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71475

fwiw, livestock emissions (and all that methane gas from Mish) which greatly exceed automobile and industrial emissions. i doubt that going vegetarian is an option for most die hard McD fans however. and when it gets down to it, to hell w the environment, if any personal sacrifice is required. let the government solve the problems of the masses, in that case. we know we can count on them, and trust them to do the right thing. they always know what's best for the masses.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (24651)	11/23/2009 2:06:46 PM
From: GST	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71475

<if they were serious about emissions, they'd stop all their tax plans and simply tax gasoline> This not a matter of cars and gasoline. That is one piece of a much larger picture -- but surely you knew that. It is about the buildings we live and work in, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the electricity we use, the forests we cut -- and yes, it is about how we get around in cars. As for economic growth, the economic growth potential from climate change mitigation is the main reason it has so much global political support -- it promises an economic boom the likes of which we have never seen. On the other hand, if you are an oil company, or a major military contractor, then it is bad news. From an economic standpoint we can be a lead player or we can watch the rest of the world move forward and leave us in their dust.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (24651)	11/23/2009 3:51:57 PM
From: benwood	1 Recommendation Respond to of 71475

Concur 100%. The incredibly easy solution (if one is actually desired at all) is to tax gasoline -- a LOT more. Market innovations and choices to reduce gasoline consumption would quickly follow, including living closer to work and trading the gas hog for a Prius, etc. In the meantime, the revenue could be used to repair bridges etc. rather than enrich GS and their ilk through some Enron-type manipulations of the entire energy market. But where will the bribes come from in that scenario?? The proposed cap-and-trade is a solution by corporations to benefit corporations, nothing more, nothing less. Those that believe otherwise are going to be in for a rude shock if that scam [cap/trade] should pass. In the meantime, if it does pass, I'm going sell out to the highest bidder to keep me from chopping down all the trees on my property. <g>