Before reading the rest of this blog, check out this article from Reuters. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=reutersEdge&storyID=2006-11-21T143055Z_01_L21794788_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-HANSEN.xml&rpc=92
If you're too lazy to read it, it really boils down to the fact that NASA, our countries top scientists, say that if we don't take steps to address global warming, we're going to be in a lot of trouble. Now, quite frankly, I don't know how our President can not believe doing this would be the best thing for our country, but even if he believed he believed that the earth was getting cooler, it would still be to his benefit to believe these scientists.
I believe that the greatest failure of this administration, as far as the economy is concerned, is the fact that instead of inviting economic growth by giving money to new companies in emerging fields which could help wean this country off of oil, he has always believed that we ought to "stay the course" even when it comes to the old ways of the economy.
What does this lead to? If you've read any of my previous blogs, you'll see that there are a number of new, innovative ways which companies are harnessing renewable energy all across the world. But what it really comes down to is that it there are very few of these companies in the US, and the few that are, are being told by the President, along with "evangelical" (I hate that term to describe televangelists) leaders like Jerry Falwell, that supporting things like renewable energy is going to possibly damage the economy. Maybe I'm just not good at economics, but I would guess that supporting these companies would help our economy, as well as it would protect this wonderful earth that God has given us dominion over.
Call your local state representative, ask them to make your state use 35% renewable energy by 2015.
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