California To Commit Eco-Suicide

We will be able to observe the fleeing or rising of industry over the next few years. Some will surely leave because of the restrictions and others will come in that either like the change or don't mind. The net loss or gain is yet to be seen.

Unfortunately it will be difficult to measure the effects on greenhouse gases since the atmosphere isn't purely a local phenomenon. But some immediate changes to the local environment might be visible.

I applaud the effort but I understand that others like KenH don't see the need. I will not argue with you about whether the need is real or not.

 

I am glad California is doing this. Maybe they'll send some of their jobs to us in Arkansas.:thumbsup:

Joseph Botwinick

 

It's a political gesture. And it will make an almost-unmeasurable difference in the amount of human-produced warming.

 

Ken

Now if this ain't one of the oddest responses . . . I will allude to arguing about your post - but I won't argue . . .

Kinda like going to a gunfight and killin' one of the other side and then dropping your six-shooter and saying, "I don't wanna kill no one."



Personally, I still think that global warming is part man made and part earth warming up for the coming Apocalypse. Both were seen by God thousands of years ago.

 

I believe it is manmade and that impacts my response to KenH's post.

KenH believes that it isn't manmade.

We have different perspectives on the impact of California's decision and are able to post those thoughts without arguing about our underlying disagreement that impacts how we view California's decision.

 

KenH works for an oil company. Even if it is not intentional, this fact will probably affect his judgment on the issue at hand.

 

Seems to me that each environmental improvement has been met with resistance from industry and also from "conservatives". For example, when they proposed taking lead out of gasoline I remember a lot of folks predicting horrors in car performance. Catalytic converters caused a lot of complaints about the R&D development costs. But in the end, we've always adjusted and it's a good thing not having as much lead spewing out into the environment.

I try to distinguish between what is real and what is hocus pocus. Saving endangered species seems like good stewardship to me. So does limiting pollution. Regardless of whether human contribute to global warming or not.