Repeal the Clean Water and Clean Air acts until China catches up! Let’s get off the back of the auto, oil and petro-chemical industries. I would like to point out that one major volcanic eruption spews more particulate, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide then all the auto emissions, ever. Major volcanic eruptions occur frequently. Meanwhile, a far more serious and potentially greater consequence to us and to the environment is the issue safeguarding our fresh water supply. It is not getting proper attention. Potable water will be the gold of this century. We must guard our Great Lakes from external and internal pressures for use and realize the incredible value of this water for future generations. The above are not the only important environmental issues, but they indicate that we must redirect our focus to the environmental issues that really matter. We all breathe the same air and drink the same water. To put stringent environmental controls in place in the United States and then not demand that every other nation have the same level of environmental safety is the height of hypocrisy. The public at large, not special-interest groups must ultimately make the decisions. If you look at the whole page, you'll see that Baron hits for the cycle -- when he advances the idea of placing a three-year moratorium on all immigration, he underlines, bold-faces, italicizes, and puts it into ALL CAPS. Remarkable. But, you get the feeling that when he talks about the environment, really what you get a glimpse of is a guy sitting in a corner booth, arguing with himself. |
