2009.11.09
Editorial: Climate inaction will have consequences
Inexcusable inaction on climate change
While Congress dithers, the world waits for the United States to show leadership.
After Barack Obama was elected president last year, there was hope around the world that the U.S. might finally assume a leadership position in the fight against global warming. But when the U.N. Climate Congress convenes in Copenhagen next month, delegates from the United States will have no commitment to announce. The fault lies not with Obama, but with a Democratic Congress that couldn't pass climate legislation in time to demonstrate the United States is taking the threat seriously and is ready to be a global leader on this most pressing of issues.
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Why hasn't the RT listed the costs of cap and trade on our economy? And how they are distributed globabally? I'm sure the results look promising in today's environment. The US is not the only country opposing this expensive bureaucracy and distribution.
Comment by Jim — November 9, 2009 @ 10:19 am
Jim, the RT doesn't want anyone to know what's really going on.
Comment by T Witten — November 9, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
1 and 2 I fail to understand your opposition to Cap and Trade. Out of all the options for reducing coal pollution (acid rain, SO2, CO2, mercury, other heavy metals that Roanoke and SW VA suffers from disportionately) Cap and Trade is the most Conservative market based system. Obviously, liberals, would prefer a straight regulation with fees and penalties to simplify the environmental impact. But to appease the free marketers, Cap and Trade was developed. Does it raise prices, of course, so would regulation and fines and penalties. Cap and Trade takes much of the control out of the government's hands whereas other methods let the government make all the decisions. I understand you don't want any controls, however, as fuel costs force us to burn more coal, pollution to SW Va will continue to get worse. So it is not just global warming, it is also base pollution that has to be controlled. Either way, we will pay for the controls. Cap and Trade, according to free marketers, minimizes the costs and the controls. Where is your beef?
Comment by Richard — November 9, 2009 @ 5:47 pm