tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4754516651964373724..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: More Lies On Global WarmingDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-91825366918513757492010-01-19T22:46:05.809-08:002010-01-19T22:46:05.809-08:00“MikeAT, I am so surprised - you are praising soci...“MikeAT, I am so surprised - you are praising socialist energy production and government run companies as better and more efficient than America? And you are arguing for the federal government overriding states' rights? Wow, we might be making progress.”<br /><br />mazenko, as usual, you grab the wrong end of the stick. I am praising the way the French handle their energy. They build nuclear power plants to provide the majority of their electricity. They have not allowed Earth First or other groups from using their judicial system to stop their nuclear construction. Their judges have not given groups legal standing to sue on behalf of “the people” to stop things the people want. If only we had that kind of control on our federal judiciary. <br /><br />Also, something I gotta learn ya! States don’t have rights. Rights are endowed to people by their Creator, including Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I know I’ve heard that somewhere.<br /><br />Now as far as “overriding states' rights?” let me quote myself:<br /><br />“What we need to do (besides shoot Harry Reid, but different letter for different day) is strip groups like Earth First of any legal standing to sue on behalf of 'the people', pass enabling legislation for Yucca Mountain (including using use of Eminent Domain if needed…this is what it’s for, not letting a developer build an marina) and specifically state in the legislation it’s not subject to federal judiciary review. “<br /><br />In order, I’m calling for reversing an abuse of power of federal judges and congresses in giving these groups standing to sue in the name of the general public; Use of a specifically delegated power of the federal government (Eminent Domain) to expedite a critical national need (a central long term nuclear waste storage facility) and: Use the power of the Congress to strip this act from federal judicial review, authority Article 3, US Constitution.<br /><br />“And, no, I don't have a car. As I have long noted, I walk to work and to the store.”<br /><br />I don’t recall you writing that but I will take your word. At least you’re not the pure hypocrite that ALGORE is. I’ll keep going with my F-150 and Harley Davidson Road King.<br /><br />BTY, your progress looks like regression. I’ll pass.MikeATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6991189166443904832010-01-19T06:57:25.516-08:002010-01-19T06:57:25.516-08:00MikeAT, I am so surprised - you are praising socia...MikeAT, I am so surprised - you are praising socialist energy production and government run companies as better and more efficient than America? And you are arguing for the federal government overriding states' rights? Wow, we might be making progress.<br /><br />And, no, I don't have a car. As I have long noted, I walk to work and to the store.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-26648994043363168362010-01-18T19:57:30.633-08:002010-01-18T19:57:30.633-08:00Because my in-laws live in Vegas, I've followe...Because my in-laws live in Vegas, I've followed the Yucca Mountain issue for years. The reality is that no one wants nuclear waste on their land or near their groundwater. You might like more plants in California, but Nevada doesn't want the waste. That's the NIMBY reality.<br /><br />But I do support more nuclear power.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-58555050366954370422010-01-18T18:32:14.690-08:002010-01-18T18:32:14.690-08:00Hate to say it Darren but the French do it better....Hate to say it Darren but the French do it better. Nuclear energy that is.<br /><br />The French get 75% of its electricity from reactors. It recycles its fuel and all of its waste is stored in one location (Troyesv), guarded by the French Army. The French have built 56 reactors since 1973 because they don’t want to held hostage to the Middle East. They export electricity to Europe <br /><br />What do we do? We let our policy get screwed up because of a movie called The China Syndrome. We let groups sue to stop or delay nuclear plants. We let idiots like Harry Reid stop construction of a central waste storage facility in a desert, complicating storage plans and increasing costs. <br /><br />What we need to do (besides shot Harry Reid, but different letter for different day) is strip groups like Earth First of any legal standing to sue on behalf of “the people”, pass enabling legislation for Yucca Mountain (including using use of Eminent Domain if needed…this is what it’s for, not letting a developer build an marina) and specifically state in the legislation it’s not subject to federal judiciary review.<br /> <br />With B Hussein Obama and his ilk in office I don’t see that anytime soon…but we can dream.<br /><br />BTY manezko if you want to complain about cars (or school buses for that matter) polluting I take it you don’t have one? You take the bus or a bike?MikeATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89251512075702141452010-01-18T14:06:27.973-08:002010-01-18T14:06:27.973-08:00Not "pollution" and "greenhouse gas...Not "pollution" and "greenhouse gases" concerns--and nuclear waste hasn't caused a single emergency (yet).<br /><br />I'd love to have a few more nuclear power plants in California. I'd like it even more if we could store the waste in Yucca Mountain, Nevada (very near the California border).Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-35660685020069510252010-01-18T11:38:06.890-08:002010-01-18T11:38:06.890-08:00You know that's a false dichotomy - it's n...You know that's a false dichotomy - it's not like nuclear doesn't have serious environmental concerns.<br /><br />That said, I do support more nuclear plants ... in California. :-)mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-59955106596876260142010-01-18T02:56:27.263-08:002010-01-18T02:56:27.263-08:00At least Mike's retrenching. That's as clo...At least Mike's retrenching. That's as close as most Heroes for the Planet are willing to come to admitting they were wrong putting their faith, whatever that's worth in a scientific debate, in the number of cubic yards of climate scientists that nod in unison whenever the phrase "anthropogenic global warming" is uttered.<br /><br />The global warming issue's starting to remind me of The Great Homelessness Crisis of the 1980's. <br /><br />It became a major cause celebre but turned out to be based on a lie. When the lie was revealed the issue collapsed - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Snyder#Controversies - but not without plenty of people insisting that even if the issue was based on a lie it was a well-intentioned lie or retrenching in some other, transparent, fashion.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-80822857240799421742010-01-18T01:13:40.206-08:002010-01-18T01:13:40.206-08:00Glaciers are melting at 2-3ft a year.Glaciers are melting at 2-3ft a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6366295103760646662010-01-17T17:41:06.846-08:002010-01-17T17:41:06.846-08:00Can we harness the power of backpedaling as a sour...Can we harness the power of backpedaling as a source of green energy? If so would that be redundant or ironic?Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-47951167998180438842010-01-17T17:19:53.789-08:002010-01-17T17:19:53.789-08:00Mazenko, I can't imagine anyone is "pro-p...Mazenko, I can't imagine anyone is "pro-pollution". But you and I both know that isn't the impetus behind the AGW. If it were, they'd be all in favor of nuclear power.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-87054980425410662872010-01-17T17:08:52.287-08:002010-01-17T17:08:52.287-08:00It's the pollution, for me.
I'm not thi...It's the pollution, for me. <br /><br /> I'm not thinking about polar bears or glacier research - I'm thinking about my lungs. And, if there is a 1% chance that any of the global warming warnings are accurate, then we'd be fools not to seek a myriad of ways to end the burning of fossil fuels.<br /><br />It's that simple - all the other stuff is academic and ideological debates that don't matter much in the grand scheme of things. I know there are many who argued that Clean Air and Clean Water legislation was going to drive companies out of business and destroy capitalism. <br /><br />That was really secondary to the fact that the Cuyahoga River caught on fire five times in two weeks.<br /><br />Think practically. If your map doesn't agree with the ground, your map is wrong.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.com