(11-23-2015, 02:42 AM)Putncalls Wrote: The Co2 is pollution argument hasn't been settled as we can see from JFT's post here. They still get nothing because this law has virtually no effect on the rest of the world AND The US has been moving from coal to NG for many other reasons and will continue to do so. I also pointed out that there is corruption involved in the effort to protect us.
I suppose the existence of corporate corruption is also reason to close the NYSE, or is proportionality something worth considering in one's arguments?
Using JFT's posts to confirm the CO2 pollution science hasn't been largely settled is the same logic as that justifying the Flat Earth Society and those who believe the Apollo missions never reached the moon. And while the stolen email controversy at the University of East Anglia was investigated by eight separate committees with no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct ever found, East Anglia still remains a rallying cry of AGW skeptics.
True, the US's CO2 law doesn't directly affect the rest of the world neither do Germany's utility laws promoting the world's most extensive photovoltaic power generation capacity (or the UK's recent decision to shut down coal fired power generation). National laws can and do affect the rest of the world. It might sound good when you say, "this law has virtually no effecton on the rest of the world", but such a statement doesn't hold up to much scrutiny.
Saw a good quote yesterday. "Ignorance leads to misunderstanding which leads to mistrust and then to fear. Fear leads to hatred and it is the hatred that leads to violence". Not directly related to this discussion as it was offered as the reason for the level of anti-Islamic sentiment in this country but there are political parallels to be seen between the two issues.