Posted on 08/26/2008 3:32:52 PM PDT by Crazieman
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Republican platform may include a first-ever plank on global warming, an examination of a draft document indicated.
"Increased atmospheric carbon has a warming effect on the Earth," The Hill reported the draft document as saying. "While the scope and long term consequences of this warming effect are the subject of ongoing research, we believe the United States should take measured and reasonable steps today."
Sen. John McCain, poised to become the party's presidential nominee next week during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., is a proponent of tackling global warming.
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(’Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal’ 1966)
{WMail Issue #34} AYN RAND
Well, now. THAT might get me to vote GOP! /sarcasm
At what point has a party diverged from its base so much that loyalty reasonably evaporates?
McCain is evidently feeling magnanimous and would like to help Obambi’s poll numbers.
Our great NC senator..lil dickie burr, the manly fellow, co chairs this disaster. FReepers will recall his role in the open borders/total amnesty fiasco.
Lead to Combat Climate Change
40 We will lead to defeat the epochal, man- made threat to the planet: climate change. 41 Without dramatic changes, rising sea levels will flood coastal regions around the world, 42 including much of the eastern seaboard. Warmer temperatures and declining rainfall will 43 reduce crop yields, increasing conflict, famine, disease, and poverty. By 2050, famine 44 could displace more than 250 million people worldwide. That means increased instability 45 in some of the most volatile parts of the world.
Never again will we sit on the sidelines, or stand in the way of collective action to tackle 2 this global challenge. Getting our own house in order is only a first step. We will invest 3 in efficient and clean technologies at home while using our assistance policies and export 4 promotions to help developing countries curb deforestation and leapfrog the carbon5 energy-intensive stage of development.
According to a study on greenhouse gas emissions from fire, the Angora fire was estimated to have emitted 46.2 tons of greenhouse gases per acre. (http://www.calforestfoundation.org/pdf/FCEM-2.pdf ) The EPA estimates that an average car driven 15,000 miles annually produces 6.5 tons of carbon emissions annually. The study also indicated that if thinning, reduction of ladder and other fuels had been done in the forests where the Angora fires occurred, emissions could have been dropped to 12 tons per acre, instead of 46.2.
Personally, I think the measured steps that should be taken include an agressive program of fuel reduction in our western National Forests. That one thing would have a huge impact on emissions released every year by the huge wildfires that are ocurring. They should start with creating a defensible profile around forest communities and then move on to the landscape level. The proceeds from merchantable timber that is thinned in the process can be used to offset the costs. Intitally, the costs would be high, but would eventually level off at a much lower level accompanied by decreasing costs for firefighting.
What a bunch of crooks!
There we go. I knew we’d get a true-believer in the socialist Republicrat party.
Would you rather have the cyanide or the hemlock?
Victory so close, yet so far. Stupidity wins every time.
Would you rather have the Republican plank in effect or the Democrat plank in effect? (That’s your only two choices.)
Let them walk it then.
Boy, that'll gag you with a spoon!
Gotcha. You choose the cyanide.
Nice knowing you.
...Just when I think that I can get drunk enough to vote for this idiot....
No if they have even half a brain..
I had to wade through it to find that quote...it’s like being Alice in Wonderland.
http://www.workinglife.org/storage/users/4/4/images/111/2008%20democratic%20platform%20080808.pdf
Enjoy your irrelevance.
And the alternative is what? To let a full-bore socialist like Obama gain access to the most important job in the world? Very few Freepers are doing handstands about McCain being the Pubbie candidate. A lot of his positions, like the global warming one, make me want to pull the hair out of my head. But we have two options: a moderate Republican or a far-left socialist. Not a difficult choice.
You lack critical thinking skills. McLame is more dangerous than Obama because you believe his socialism is okay.
Thanks for destroying my country. I appreciate you McBama supporters for doing so.
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