Okay. I have to respond to this. Play hockey in the dark. That has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!:lol::lol::lol:
The earth Hour is back!
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Okay. I have to respond to this. Play hockey in the dark. That has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!:lol::lol::lol:
Conservatives will support most any environmental cause that actually benefits the environment, however they won't support the phony causes dreamed up by environuts.
:lol: Oh how you twist and squirm! Until quite recently the city of Victoria dumped all its sewage into the sea untreated. It wasn't any safety problem. And if safety is involved, somehow it's not environmental any more? :-? A buddy of mine lived in Costa Rica for a couple years. Sewage there went directly from houses into a creek, but according to you that's not an evironemental concern.
I just did.
Canadian or US? I support the idea of protecting species that are endangered by human activity. But the act in the US has been used more to advance political agendas than to protect creatures.
Interesting. I knew they had put caps on and required scrubbers but I had no idea there was any trading.
You just keep pounding that same drum. I've already informed you that Cap and Trade & Kyoto are political and wealth transfer initiatives. I've answered on drilling in Alaska. And I've just answered on the ESA.
No, that's you putting your words into my mouth. They are uninformed and misinformed. You don't have to be either gullible or stupid when you are thus ignorant of the facts and governments, most media, celebrities, industries and a LOT of environmentalists are all working together. My brother holds a doctorate and teaches at a university so he's not stupid but he swallowed the AGW scam whole. One of these days I'll get him into a discussion of the subject. ;-)
Nope, he's one of the misinformed who have been led astray.
....has it ever occured to you that it is you who is wrong?
Since you consistantly get schooled by Ton I'm not sure where you get you confidence from.:scratch:
Nope, I'm just remembering all the newspaper and magazine articles from way back when. Couldn't swear that memory is accurate.
A certain amount of government regulations is necessary. It was regulations that got rid of leaded gas. It's regulations that greatly reduced other exhaust pollutants from cars. Municipal regulations severly limit the amount of burning allowed within their boundaries. Left to itself would the market have reduced pollutants to the extent they have been cut? I don't think so.
Me wrong about the Pope? Ya really think he's a left wing nut?
As for Ton, he tries to school me but usually ends up getting spanked.
Yes he was also being sarcastic. I'm surprised you got that, usually you don't.
Yeah, full blaze with one city lit up and nothing else. Ah, the benefits of socialism!:roll:
I am always logged on, I never log off. I assume forum computer may say I am here even when the computer is off.
Anyway, you may have noticed I haven't posted anything for almost 12 hours. You didn't think the party animals would leave until they had finished all the beer, did you?
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That is a big success indeed. Normally simply switching off the lights should not have much influence on usage (as I said, it was a symbolic act). Most people keep many lights (the ones they are not using) switched off anyway.
The fact that hydro usage was reduced by 10% tells me that a great many people participated in the Earth Hour. But then I have always maintained that this is a conservative dominated discussion board and doe not necessarily reflect how Canada feels as a whole.
Now really. Does a body have to use a funny face icon here before people figure out that somebody is not being serious?
But I was serious about watching the game without lights (or with dimmed lights).
Conservatives support very few environmental initiatives, Extrafire. They normally don’t believe in saving the environment. To them, human beings come first, anything else (animals, environment, ecology) can perish.
I don’t think it needs a rocket scientist to figure out that dumping raw sewage into lakes and rivers is a safety issue. If you happen to drink that water it will make you sick.
An environmental issue is one where there no immediate danger to safety, but there may be long term danger. That is where drilling in Alaska, cap and trade etc. come into picture.
So you don’t think much of endangered species legislation. About what I figured.
Quite so. As I said, I was aware of the legislation, but I didn't know that any cap and trade was involved.
You have simply confirmed what I thought. That you don't support any major environmental initiative. You will support doing something about the environment only when there is an immediate danger to safety, like pouring raw sewage into lakes, or banning lead for gas.
And that indeed would be the typical conservative position. Conservatism and environmentalism do not mix.
Well, my advice to you is, listen to your brother. He has a Ph.D., he knows a thing or two.
So you are saying that Pope is gullible? Well, I would call Pope a lot of things, but gullible isn't one of them.
Anyway, now I know what is your definition of gullible. Gullible is somebody who disagrees with you.
Indeed. Any time conservatives think that North Korean dictator is a great guy (for sticking up to environmentalists), that has to be the weirdest match of the century. Anyway, I will remember this the next time a conservative criticizes North Korea. According to conservatives, North Korean dictator is a good guy as far as environment is concerned.