Four swivel-headed loons
From the San Jose, CA
Mercury News:
Climate change pact signed by California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
Saying that the West Coast must lead the way in battling climate change, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with a representative of the premier of British Columbia, signed an agreement Monday committing the Canadian province and the three states to coordinate global-warming policies.
Each state and the Canadian province promised to take roughly a dozen actions, including streamlining permits for solar and wind projects, better integrating the electric power grid, supporting more research on ocean acidification and expanding government purchases of electric vehicles.
"You are witnessing a historic small-but-powerful first step," California Gov. Jerry Brown said during the event, held at Cisco's San Francisco campus.
"It's only the beginning. You just watch," Brown said. "Next year and the year after and the year after that, this will spread until finally we get a real handle and grasp on what is the world's greatest existential challenge -- the stability of our climate, on which we all depend."
I am all for upgrading the power grid -- what we have now is a hair-breadth away from collapse. But really -- electric (ie: coal burning) cars? Solar? Wind?
How about more pipelines and natural gas turbine generating plants.
How about cutting taxes and letting the economy recover.
How about ending the climate change silliness -- Earth's climate has always been changing and yes, we are having some influence on it but that influence is less than one percent of the overall observed effect.
Downright stupid -- way too much action in the wrong places. If we take care of the economy, the environment will take care of itself. A wealthy economy can do more for clean air and water than a poor one.
Posted by DaveH at October 29, 2013 1:47 PM