Comments on: Global Warming Is Bad for You, Says EPA

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:50:50 +0000

Yes, I believe we should proceed with responsible stewardship, while taking care, at the same time, to not cause unnecessary economic distress. But of course, some economic distress will be necessary and inevitable. I also believe that no one in the scientific community has an absolutist lock on this: scientists on both “sides” of the issue all agree that warming is an empirically documentable reality, but they are at variance when it comes to causality. Some feel it’s humanly caused and others equally qualified believe that it is naturally caused (viz. part of a normal, global cycle). I feel that even if it’s due to the latter, we should still take the measures endorsed by the former, just to be on the safe side. It can never be wrong to do so.

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:18:07 +0000

It’s always the right time to do the right thing, no matter how difficult and painful it is – but that’s just my opinion. 🙂

By: Mike Sowden

Mike Sowden — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:42:14 +0000

Thanks, Amy. 🙂

It’s an interesting question: is it right to think in the short-term with something concerning keeping the environment human-friendly – even when times are as hard as they are now?

And is it right to put this kind of question out to the public vote, in the best spirit of democracy, when everyone is feeling the pinch of the credit crunch and most people are liable to look unsympathetically at anything that might prolong the recovery of the economy?

Or should the government take the initiative, even if the popular opinion says otherwise? Is that what governments should do, to behave responsibly?

Heady stuff…..

By: amyd

amyd — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:17:09 +0000

Great article, though I’m totally pissed right now about the idea of the recession being a bad time to impose checks.

When IS a good time?