I am, and always have, considered myself an environmentalist. The best thing Clinton ever did, in my opinion, is the massive Federal Park land grants. I believe we need to clean the air, water, and need to have massive investments in Wind/Air/Tidal energy generation.
I do, however, believe that the environmental "cause" has been hijacked by global socialists and the anti-globalization crowd. By running around saying the sky is falling, and taking the focus away from key pollutants (sulfates and nitrates) and onto CO2 is ubsurd. There is very little evidence out there already, and the evidence there is contradicts itself at every turn that CO2 causes global warming.
If we want to save the environment, clean the air/water/land I'm all for it. However I do not want my cause to be hijacked because people don't want industry in China to go up because they do not want a stronger global economy.
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"Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge, and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth." - Ashbel Smith as he laid the first cornerstone of the University of Texas
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