jorgelito

Wait, retsuki03, for someone who purports to not take either side it seems clear that you do NOT believe in global warming.

There is no proof that Kyoto is bad for the economy. I have repeatedly asked for proof or reference in the Kyoto thread but have been ignored so that people can continue arguing amongst themesleves instead of "nipping it in the bud".

Regardless of whether global warming is happening, just look at the weather patterns and outside your window. Doesn't matter the science, obviously hedging our bets or trying to improve our environment isn't a bad thing. Who could be against clean air and clean water? Poolution does not discriminate. Forest fires in Indonesia have fallout all the way the American MidWest (last year or the year before). There was a measureable difference in air quality.

I don't care who's in the White House, I DO care about clean air and clean water. Richard Nixon created the EPA for cryin' out loud!!(LOL).

I live in LA, and I definitely see, feel the effects. A report showed school children (of all race, socio-economic background cause remember, pollution doesn't discriminate) have an abnormal rate of asthma. Which in turn leads to longer absences in school, which leads to reduced funding for schools.

The pollution also contributes to acid rain. Not too sure of the efffects but acid rain just doesn't sound good too me.

My friends in San Diego can see LA (by the brown cloud above it) hundreds of miles away. After stringent anti-pollution laws drastically reduced pollution levels, recent changes to the law (more lax on pollution) have reversed all the benefits.

Pollution also contributes to beach closures every summer. Kind of sucks when we're known as a beach town and the beaches are clesed due to pollution. Same goes with fishing. Not safe to eat any of the fish caught in the LA area.

I don't see why the issue of pollution has to framed in left-right or libeal-conservative diads. It affects us all. Plus, as a conservative, I do care about the environment and like to CONSERVE resource (it just makes more sense Nothing wrong with that).

Fear mongering is silly, denial is silly. Just exercise common sense.

Thank you.