Tomorrow is Earth Day
Hey folks,
Tomorrow is Earth Day. Happy Earth Day to all that observe this day. I will be {I think} at Jonathan Dickerson State Park here in South Florida for the festivities tomorrow. It’s always a good time. Yes, contrary to what you may believe, I DO care about the Earth. I really do. I love animals more than I like most people. {Smile} I care about pollution. I care that Joshua will grow up in world he can enjoy as well. I want him to learn about all of our animal friends and teach him to respect them. Does this make me a disciple of the Global Warming gods? No. There is no such thing. But you do not have to wacko to care about our world.
I saw this article this morning. According to the Pew Research Center, 83% - Think Environmental Laws and Regulations Should Be Stricter. I get what they are saying, BUT.
This Earth Day finds a large majority (83%) of the American public supporting stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment, and 69% agreeing that "we should put more emphasis on fuel conservation than on developing new oil supplies;"
Stop. If we do NOT develop new oil supplies WHILE we are working on alternative fuels, we will continue to be at the mercy of foreign governments that do not like us all that much. We HAVE enough oil NOW here that we could wean off them. But we need plants to do this. We need drilling to get it. Anyway, this is telling.
but when potential costs are mentioned, the number agreeing that "people should be willing to pay higher prices in order to protect the environment" declines to 60%, down a bit since 2003 (65%).
{Laughing} WAIT!! You mean I have to pay more? Notice the gas prices, here by me anyway, are up to $3.00 a gallon? Where is the outrage? Why is there no call on Congress to do something about it? Why, never mind. The LWL are in office.
In general, however, the public’s view of environmental issues has not changed drastically in recent years. For instance, the percentage of Americans who believe that the nation needs stricter laws on the environment slipped from 90% in 1992 to 82% two years later, but since then has remained fairly stable. In the 2007 survey, however, there has been a sharp increase in partisan differences over whether the nation needs stricter environmental laws.
Here is where I’m going with this folks.
Currently, 95% of Democrats and 85% of independents say that stricter environmental laws are needed, but just 65% of Republicans agree. The views of Democrats and independents have not changed significantly since the 2003 Values Survey, but fewer Republicans support tougher environmental laws and regulations than did so then (79% vs. 65%).
Why do you think this is? I have a guess. I, and many others like me, KNOW that the Global Warming scam is that. A scam. A lot of Democrats, Liberals, and even some Independents fail to use, if they have it, the ability to think for themselves. They just accept whatever they hear in the news, and by the Liberal party as gospel, without even attempting to add logic or actual SCIENCE to the scam. So more and more people are starting to reject it, the more they learn about it, while others just believe the lie.
And the partisan divide on this issue, which was 17 points in the 2003 survey, has ballooned to 30 points. In 1992, the first time this question was asked, partisan differences were much narrower (seven points). There also are sizable differences within the Republican party over environmental values: Nearly eight-in-ten moderate and liberal Republicans (78%) agree that such laws are needed, but just 58% of conservative Republicans agree. Democrats are unified on the need for tougher environmental laws and regulations.
That is because there are many that call themselves Republicans that are NOT. But that is another issue. It seems that the daily hammering on the scam from the Chicken Little crowd may be having an affect. What is seems that they are doing is getting you ready for MORE of your money leaving you, and going to them. They are getting you ready for taxes, fines, regulation, ETC. They are getting you ready to be stripped of even more freedom. Make you feel guilty enough to PAY for YOUR carelessness. However, it seems that the effect is working BOTH ways.
Peter
Source:
PewResearchCenter -83% - Think Environmental Laws and Regulations Should Be Stricter
Hey folks,
Tomorrow is Earth Day. Happy Earth Day to all that observe this day. I will be {I think} at Jonathan Dickerson State Park here in South Florida for the festivities tomorrow. It’s always a good time. Yes, contrary to what you may believe, I DO care about the Earth. I really do. I love animals more than I like most people. {Smile} I care about pollution. I care that Joshua will grow up in world he can enjoy as well. I want him to learn about all of our animal friends and teach him to respect them. Does this make me a disciple of the Global Warming gods? No. There is no such thing. But you do not have to wacko to care about our world.I saw this article this morning. According to the Pew Research Center, 83% - Think Environmental Laws and Regulations Should Be Stricter. I get what they are saying, BUT.
This Earth Day finds a large majority (83%) of the American public supporting stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment, and 69% agreeing that "we should put more emphasis on fuel conservation than on developing new oil supplies;"
Stop. If we do NOT develop new oil supplies WHILE we are working on alternative fuels, we will continue to be at the mercy of foreign governments that do not like us all that much. We HAVE enough oil NOW here that we could wean off them. But we need plants to do this. We need drilling to get it. Anyway, this is telling.
but when potential costs are mentioned, the number agreeing that "people should be willing to pay higher prices in order to protect the environment" declines to 60%, down a bit since 2003 (65%).
{Laughing} WAIT!! You mean I have to pay more? Notice the gas prices, here by me anyway, are up to $3.00 a gallon? Where is the outrage? Why is there no call on Congress to do something about it? Why, never mind. The LWL are in office.
In general, however, the public’s view of environmental issues has not changed drastically in recent years. For instance, the percentage of Americans who believe that the nation needs stricter laws on the environment slipped from 90% in 1992 to 82% two years later, but since then has remained fairly stable. In the 2007 survey, however, there has been a sharp increase in partisan differences over whether the nation needs stricter environmental laws.
Here is where I’m going with this folks.
Currently, 95% of Democrats and 85% of independents say that stricter environmental laws are needed, but just 65% of Republicans agree. The views of Democrats and independents have not changed significantly since the 2003 Values Survey, but fewer Republicans support tougher environmental laws and regulations than did so then (79% vs. 65%).
Why do you think this is? I have a guess. I, and many others like me, KNOW that the Global Warming scam is that. A scam. A lot of Democrats, Liberals, and even some Independents fail to use, if they have it, the ability to think for themselves. They just accept whatever they hear in the news, and by the Liberal party as gospel, without even attempting to add logic or actual SCIENCE to the scam. So more and more people are starting to reject it, the more they learn about it, while others just believe the lie.
And the partisan divide on this issue, which was 17 points in the 2003 survey, has ballooned to 30 points. In 1992, the first time this question was asked, partisan differences were much narrower (seven points). There also are sizable differences within the Republican party over environmental values: Nearly eight-in-ten moderate and liberal Republicans (78%) agree that such laws are needed, but just 58% of conservative Republicans agree. Democrats are unified on the need for tougher environmental laws and regulations.
That is because there are many that call themselves Republicans that are NOT. But that is another issue. It seems that the daily hammering on the scam from the Chicken Little crowd may be having an affect. What is seems that they are doing is getting you ready for MORE of your money leaving you, and going to them. They are getting you ready for taxes, fines, regulation, ETC. They are getting you ready to be stripped of even more freedom. Make you feel guilty enough to PAY for YOUR carelessness. However, it seems that the effect is working BOTH ways.
Peter
Source:
PewResearchCenter -83% - Think Environmental Laws and Regulations Should Be Stricter
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