As soon as hell freezes solid and the Ex calls me for a date to go ice skating..
Your buy in to "climate change" is founded on faulty science, not backed by solid historical research that has been properly interpreted. The statistics going back 200 years, when properly applied, show a decade increase of 0.01 degree centigrade. Instead of buying into the spew, try following the money trail left by those who are promoting "climate change" and have a hard look at what drives them.. Al Gore, for example, has become quite rich while selling his version.. and he is only one of many. Shame.. you are a scientist.. use the facts. On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 7:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So you would support a D gov for S Carolina? > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > An R in MA is pretty much a Dem Lite. MA has a history of electing "Rs" > > for gubna and it seems to work out pretty well as it provides a minimal > > check on the plundering of the treasury. > > > > --R > > > > On 12/21/16 9:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> And is doing something about it - take note Curt and Dimitri. > >> > >> GOP climate leader cuts emissions, except from cars > >> > >> Benjamin Storrow <http://www.eenews.net/staff/Benjamin_Storrow>, E&E > News > >> reporter > >> Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 > >> > >> Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is a rarity among Republicans. He > >> believes > >> in climate change, and he's doing something about it. > >> > >> Baker released a proposal > >> <http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/air/climate/sectio > >> n3d-comments.html> > >> last week to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 7.2 percent of 1990 > levels > >> in four years. The plan calls on power plants to curtail emissions, on > the > >> state government to upgrade its vehicle fleet and on pipeline operators > to > >> patch leaky distribution lines. > >> > >> The question for Massachusetts: Does Baker's plan go far enough? > >> > >> [image: E&E Power Plan Hub Logo] > >> <http://www.eenews.net/interactive/clean_power_plan> > >> > >> The answer is legally important. Massachusetts' high court ruled this > >> summer that the Bay State is bound by a 2008 law requiring it to slash > >> carbon emissions 25 percent of 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent by > 2050 > >> ( > >> Climatewire <http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060037515/>, > May > >> > >> 19). > >> > >> Greens are quick to praise the governor. In the current political > >> environment, they view any Republican working to combat climate change > as > >> a > >> positive development. But the plan will almost certainly fail to meet > the > >> state's ambitious carbon-cutting goals, they say, noting that it does > >> little to meaningfully tackle the transportation sector, now the largest > >> emitter of greenhouse gases. > >> > >> "I am encouraged that they are taking these steps," said Peter Shattuck, > >> director of the clean energy initiative at the Acadia Center, an > >> environmental group. "For the long term, there clearly needs to be a lot > >> more done to achieve the 2050 reduction and the interim reduction to get > >> there." > >> > >> Power generators, for their part, see the plan as piling on. They would > be > >> required to come up with the majority of emission cuts (about 4 percent) > >> under Baker's proposal. > >> > >> Utilities have cut their carbon emissions 60 percent in the last 16 > years, > >> said Dan Dolan, president of the New England Power Generators > Association. > >> Transportation, meanwhile, accounted for more than 40 percent of all > >> statewide greenhouse gas emissions, roughly twice as much as the power > >> sector. > >> > >> "We've picked the low-hanging fruit, and the focus needs to be shifted > to > >> the places where the low-hanging fruit hasn't been picked," Dolan said. > >> Deeper cuts at power plants > >> > >> State officials say they believe the plan gets Massachusetts to its > legal > >> targets. In 2013, the state had already cut emissions by 19.7 percent of > >> 1990 levels, according figures by the Massachusetts Department of > >> Environmental Protection. > >> > >> Martin Suuberg, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental > >> Protection, said the state tends to err conservatively when proposing > >> emissions cuts. But he said regulators are open to ideas. > >> [image: Charlie Baker] > >> > >> Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R). Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. > >> > >> The state's plan, which now goes out for public comment, calls on > imposing > >> an annual emissions cap of 9.1 million tons on power plants starting in > >> 2018. That would fall to 8.6 million tons by 2020 and 1.8 million tons > in > >> 2050. > >> > >> It would also impose emission limits for state-owned vehicles, and it > >> calls > >> on gas companies to patch leaky distribution lines and institute a clean > >> energy standard, allowing generators to receive credits for procuring > >> low-emitting sources of electricity, like hydro. The proposal would > >> effectively increase the state's renewable portfolio standard, which now > >> requires that generators receive 11 percent of their power from sources > >> like wind and solar. > >> > >> "I think we all recognize that we need to keep making progress, > >> particularly as we're moving to transportation and other sectors," > Suuberg > >> said in an interview. > >> > >> Environmentalists are hopeful that they can convince Baker to go further > >> still. The state's proposed cap on power plant emissions needs to be > about > >> 1 million tons lower to meet its legal responsibilities, said David > Ismay, > >> an attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation. > >> > >> And while addressing state-owned vehicles is a start, "these regulations > >> do > >> virtually no meaningful work in reducing those transportation sector > >> emissions," he said. > >> > >> Baker may yet prove a test case for how far Republicans are willing to > go > >> in addressing climate change. > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > -- > > --FT > > Winston Churchill: > > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, > > large or petty, > > never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. > > Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of > > the enemy.” > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
