I don't believe my post was a tirade.
If there were no costs Involved with going off fossil fuels there would be no debate. If the cost were zero I would say "Hell yes, stop burning them now! Those guys are smart fellows and if they think we could be causing global warming shut that all that oil, gas, and coal down."
But the cost is huge and we need to wait another decade or two to see if they got it right and if the rest of the world will go along.
And I believe President Obama and his party are conducting a guerilla war on fossil fuels. They know if they tell the American people they are doing everything they can do to get gas prices as high as possible and coal generated electricity as high as possible to lower CO2 emissions they will lose the presidency and both houses. So they veto the Keystone pipeline, raise standards for coal plants, stop drilling on public lands but give other reasons for the action.
So the discussion is not just whether it is happening and what is causing it but also the politics and the economics.
In retrospect I regret the sarcasm I used in the post NCA referenced.
Best,
Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 03/19/12 10:30 PM.
