Comments on: Profiles in courage on Global Warming?

By: WolfeNotes.com » Green House gas emissions continue to rise – NJ’s control efforts a sham

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:02:57 +0000

[...] what the NJ data mean (more extensive analysis can be found here and here and here and here and here and here and [...]

By: joiseydude

joiseydude — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:50:33 +0000

I agree with Bill Wolfe. And, you can bet that PSE&G, and it’s money are behind all the efforts to stop any truly “brave” energy initiatives. Until we get the payola money out of Trenton, ANY issue we face in NJ will be driven by the backroom money-monkeys, and not sound public policy.

By: paddlehook

paddlehook — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:39:42 +0000

Thank you Mr. Wolfe for your well considered perspective. Now is the time for leadership and strong action, not back room deals and half measures. The Corzine administration needs to move beyond rhetoric and the environmental community needs to push harder for global warming solutions.

By: blarneyboy

blarneyboy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:09:44 +0000

Robelee has a point. Greenland was green when the Vikings discovered it, and then turned to ice for several hundred years.
While the Arctic ice is definitely shrinking, Antarctic ice surface is definitely increasing.
Will Professor Al Gore, the inspiration for “Love Story” and the man who INVENTED the internet, please explain this to me?

By: essen

essen — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:14:37 +0000

Corzine should stick to NJ issues, and not be making international deals on behalf of NJ about global warming, or travelling to Iowa to stump for Hillary Clinton. On second thought, maybe he should stay out of NJ because he seems to be making a concerted attempt to ruin this state, through higher taxes, horribly business-unfriendly business atmosphere, and personal corruption.
1. Mandated taxpayer paid preschool.
2. Mandated employer-paid family sick leave.
3. Raising of the sales tax.
4. Corporate welfare in the form of a stem cell reseach center.
5. Payoffs of black ministers, Karla Katz, Katz’s children, Katz’s brother-in-law, his aide who menaced a poltical rival, his affairs, his car crash, etc.

By: ThomasReid

ThomasReid — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:57:10 +0000

What is the optimum global temperature and who gets to decide the answer?
I don’t deny there has been a slight warning of the earth over the past 100 years. I believe that in the future the earth will become both warmer and cooler than it is today. I just don’t fear the inevitable changes. And I don’t buy into the hysteria over something that has occurred numerous times before mankind walked the earth as well as after humans came on the scene.
I hope some day all the world’s energy needs can be met cheaply and without the slightest bit of waste, pollution, etc. – harnessing the power of the sun, the world’s oceans, pinwheels on our roofs or whatever. I would be overjoyed if it happened tomorrow. However, government would not need to force people to switch to abundant energy sources that were cheaper and cleaner, if available. It’s not.
Government can’t legislate scientific breakthroughs and innovation, but it can whip up hysteria to extend its power and extract additional taxes in groundbreaking and innovative ways. That’s exactly what’s happening now. Even Mr. Wolfe doesn’t trust government on this issue- “it should be called the “pollute and profit” program”.

By: robelee

robelee — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:50:31 +0000

Global warming is cyclical, NOT man-made!

By: Berts

Berts — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:28:08 +0000

Cheer up, Mr. Wolfe. Jon Corzine has a plan in place to reduce emissions. WIth a combinaiton of high taxes, draconian environmental regulations, sky high cost of housing and kick in a paid family leave bill, Mr. Corzine will drive every manufacturer and big business out of the state.

By: nohesitation

nohesitation — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:52:00 +0000

Blarney – you don’t get it
The same globalization, trade, economic development, fiancialization policies that allowed US corporations to export jobs and investment to low wage & no environmental standards mexico and china are destroying the earth adn our livelihoods.
It is not masochism to limit emissions here in NJ – in fact, not only do we protect ourselves, but it is competively the way to innovate and uotcompete the chinese. Remeber that China hold bilions in US debt.
In addition to global warming, we are past “peak oil” – china is number 2 and rapidly growing in oil dependnce. Not only is the air polution kiling the people who live in chinese cities, high enery prices wil soon become a major drag on chines economy.
So we need tp transition to lower eneergy economy – adn global warmign polciies will take us there.
Plus, by acting, we eliminate the chinese argument that we are not doing anything – leadership by example is very important too.
This is somethig the Bush administration – anfd you – apparenly fail to grasp.

By: blarneyboy

blarneyboy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:23:22 +0000

Let’s sober up here.
American companies have abandoned us to go to a free pollution zone, without penalty, in Red China. They took machinery, jobs, and massive American investment. Red China, thanks to Americans, is the fastest growing industrial power(and military power) on earth.
We must tie any diminution in pollution to Red China and India, where are jobs are going.
To masochistically curtail our industrial base to please screwballs like the author and Al Gore is FOLLY.

By: nohesitation

nohesitation — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:57:59 +0000

I agree in part on the shakedown, but the Dems scheme was to work in cohoots with the big utilities and try to move what you call a shakedown behind the cover of global warming protection. Utlities are as bad as the Dems.
Where I disagree with you is on what you call global warming hysteria.
Its not hysteria – its real.
The onl hysterics are those who deny that reality. Like you.
My mom taught me to pay for whatever I use – the slogan is that there’s no free lunch.
Well, energy prices fdo not include all the economic costs and public health damage caused by energy use – economists refer to this as “externalities” and “market failure”
Folks need to be educated about the need for increases in energy prices due to massive market failure in nergy markets.
Consumers seem very willing to go along when the oil companies increase gas prices by 50% over a year, to $3 per gallon.
Typical driver probably spends $75 a month on gas – how much for coffee and newspapers and other crap?
How much is too much to avoid major changes to earth’s climate? That will drive up costs for food and water and just about everything else – so if all you care about is the almighty dollar, then wenegy efficieny emissions reductions are your sbest investment..

By: ThomasReid

ThomasReid — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:39:17 +0000

So to summarize, Democrats in Trenton have come up with a new rip-off scheme using global warming hysteria as an excuse to impose their will and shake people down for money. You’re upset because your scheme to impose your will and shake people down for money isn’t being considered.