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Well, I thought long and hard as to whether to submit this story or not. Certainly, "going green" is not a popular topic for us conservatives, but I truly think, upon reflection, that the current activity in start-up companies related to that field will usher in something of a dot-com type boom that will endure much longer. I'm actually rather proud of the ingenuity America is once again showing, even as it sits in the face of ridiculous environmental legislation and global warming hysteria. I think, long term, this could be America's next great adventure and keep her on top of the economic mountain.
1 posted on 06/19/2009 6:35:12 AM PDT by Jeliota
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To: Jeliota
Certainly, "going green" is not a popular topic for us conservatives

Conservatives are just as if not more environmentally "aware" and friendly as the liberals. The only difference is we use logic as opposed to pie in the sky fantasies and what makes us feel good (and if it stops Capitalism or not) to decide what's good or bad environmental policy

Don’t believe me? Take a look at these headlines from the last few days:

Pick any day in the last 30 years, and you would find "in the last few days" headlines about some amazing breakthrough(s) in solar, wind and fuel cells and how really, really, really soon they will be competitive with fossil fuels and we will be shortly living in a green utopia, but in the end you end up never hearing of them again or you get the old liberal stand by for all their failures, "We just haven't spent enough money".

It's not that conservatives are opposed to these things, I would be very happy if someone found an alternative to fossil fuels, however, I am not willing to wreck our economy for some idea that anyone who understands simple high school physics can see is a fantasy.

2 posted on 06/19/2009 7:09:30 AM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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