I have just been reading a forum posting at http://forum.channelnewsasia.com/viewtopic.php?t=113775 where a poster asks "WHY is US against a greener EARTH?"
My response to this is multi-faceted:
1. There is little evidence to suggest that the USA is anti-greenhouse because:
2. The USA is one of the greatest emitters by virtue of its 'prosperity' which pre-dates the escalation of the greenhouse issue - but it is also amongst the cleanest.
3. The USA government is not opposed to greenhouse, it wants China to sign on as well, thus China should be considered the obstacle. China and India will be the centre of heavy industry for the next 30-40 years, if they are permitted to adopt laxed environmental standards, the world would have more to fear. The USA in contrast is a mature, service-orientated country, so its CO2 emisisons have stabilised and could even fall in coming years. We are living in a new paradigm - a high energy cost market - so the USA will be priced out of the markets that have a high energy-intensity.
If you look at the facts you will see its actually the statist economies like Russia and China that have the worst evironmental record. eg. Lakes destroyed in Russia by oil seeps, or poor irrigation practices, pollution of rivers and coal-related haze over China.
So why do green groups criticise the USA and not China? Its because green groups are hollier than God in the west, there is an emotional attachment to the environment, even though people live convenience and have to work in the city. Greenies are considered the only bastion of their interests...never mind that their arguments are deluded. People accept appeals to emotion. As a result green groups have leverage over the US government, but they dont over China, where the statist regime would quash any opposition. Besides the Chinese couldnt care a pittance for the environment. The place is a toilet bowl. I travelled from HK to Hanoi by train and the embankment next to the railway was filled with rubbish. They have the worst emitting power stations in the world, and are pressed by the US to adopt new technology. But China just wants to be rich like everyone else. So if you want to safe the environment - tell you government to tell China and apply sanctions, and if you tire of that - stop spending. Better still, recognise that the world is not moved by logical arguments and question the science that is likely as dubious as the politics that drive it.
More on this subject coming!
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
’Global Warming Misconceptions - View the table of contents!
Governments this year have ramped up their global warming propaganda, but in truth, just how certain is global warming. In the process of preparing a consulting report, we undertook some research and were startled by government policy. We will show that the propaganda being financed by government is shamelessly creating hysteria for the sake of political expediency.
Friday, January 25, 2008
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’Global Warming Misconceptions - View the table of contents!
Governments this year have ramped up their global warming propaganda, but in truth, just how certain is global warming. In the process of preparing a consulting report, we undertook some research and were startled by government policy. We will show that the propaganda being financed by government is shamelessly creating hysteria for the sake of political expediency.
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