Posted On: January 16, 2007, 3:16 pm CST

Posted By: Mjolnir

Thank you. I would be very happy to see an open discussion about what environmental and energy problems this country faces, and what (if anything) we should do about them.

I'll go first-
I think we should not worry about the lack of oil. I think we should take money from the bloated and fraudelently managed NASA budget to fund bio-diesel and ethanol research. After all, NASA rockets are HUGE polluters and all they're doing is firing (and losing) useless junk into space. Those funds and that research should be focused on generating clean, renewable power, and we should let $5.00/gallon gas determine how many SUV's get sold.

I think we should force factories and power plants to reduce or eliminate particulate discharge and poisonous emissions. I think the companies that profit from those factories and power plants should be forced to foot the bill. I think any company that closes a factory or power plant and moves it out of the country to a non-regulated environment should be heavily penalized by import duties and outright fines.

See? That wasn't so hard. Let's have an adult discussion that doesn't rely on competing arguments. Let's see if we can come to some sort of compromise based on mutual respect and concern for another citizens viewpoint..

Then all we have to do is print it out and jam it down the nearest congressmans throat with a combat boot.

Just kidding.