Calvin, if my reaction was terse, I apologize. Most here banter in bad faith with those they disagree with on AGW.
Understood, and accepted.
I believe the Earth warms and cools over millennia. I think we need to be very careful with how we treat this planet, the effects are important and sometimes lasting.
Do you agree there is a pollution problem, just not that AGW should be the driver for "doing something about it"?
In other words, you might be okay with laws that cut-down emissions but only because "pollution is bad for other reasons"?
In other words, you don't need AGW as an "excuse" to do other things to cut-down on pollution?
And if I put words in your mouth, I apologize in advance. Feel free to correct me and clarify!
Carbon taxes and credits are a complete scam, IMHO. It is why some want to further the AGW issue. M O N E Y.
Yeah all of that stuff really makes me scratch my head and feels like a bait-n-switch really. Or a solution designed by the same bankers who brought us other over-complex and obfuscated methods to do things.
If we're going to tackle pollution, just tackle it head on and take responsibility for it.
For example...while China shutting down it's end of the word recycling chain is a complete nightmare, I really can't disagree with what they did. I was also shocked that we (the USA) didn't have our own ways of dealing with the problem ourselves. I found that a very sad realization (basically made me feel like all my recycling good deeds were a lie) and had to admit it was a long overdue comeuppance.
So similarly....yeah taxes and credits are just shifting the problem away to someone or somewhere else, but not an actual solution.
Thank you for resetting this and giving me a chance to understand your personal take on things, it's very appreciated. :t: