Comments on: My position on climate change http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-position-on-climate-change Not Facebook Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Anonymous Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-304 OMG John that reply was killer!!!!!!!!!! OMG John that reply was killer!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Jeff Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-144 LOL John 'how big are these weeds anyway' LOL LOL John ‘how big are these weeds anyway’ LOL

]]> By: S Quinney http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-92 S Quinney Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-92 Greg this article makes a lot of sense, you'd do well to re-read it. Greg this article makes a lot of sense, you’d do well to re-read it.

]]> By: John Wright http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-76 John Wright Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-76 Greg- Do you know what percentage of the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge would be utilised in any potential drilling operation there? 10 percent? 3 percent? The answer is 0.0001 percent: that's a measly, microscopic, infinitesimal 2000 acres out of ANWR's total 20,000,000. By the way, concerns over the welfare of the caribou that live there are unfounded: their numbers have tripled since the pipeline from neighbouring Prudhoe Bay was constructed (they bask in its warmth and raise their young nearby). I've heard that environmentalists are concerned about some "ecologically fragile" flora and fauna growing up there. Do you think 19,998,000 acres would be sufficient unsullied sanctuary to ensure their survival? Or might they require more? How big are these weeds anyway?<br/><br/>And you haven't been paying attention. The market is <em>already</em> providing the way out of our reliance on fossil fuel - though it's too slow for Antsy Al Gore and his ideologically impeded compadres. Since you've clearly bought into their dogma and probably weren't aware of these pertinent facts, I'll do as you suggest and forgive you. :-) Greg- Do you know what percentage of the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge would be utilised in any potential drilling operation there? 10 percent? 3 percent? The answer is 0.0001 percent: that’s a measly, microscopic, infinitesimal 2000 acres out of ANWR’s total 20,000,000. By the way, concerns over the welfare of the caribou that live there are unfounded: their numbers have tripled since the pipeline from neighbouring Prudhoe Bay was constructed (they bask in its warmth and raise their young nearby). I’ve heard that environmentalists are concerned about some “ecologically fragile” flora and fauna growing up there. Do you think 19,998,000 acres would be sufficient unsullied sanctuary to ensure their survival? Or might they require more? How big are these weeds anyway?

And you haven’t been paying attention. The market is already providing the way out of our reliance on fossil fuel – though it’s too slow for Antsy Al Gore and his ideologically impeded compadres. Since you’ve clearly bought into their dogma and probably weren’t aware of these pertinent facts, I’ll do as you suggest and forgive you. :-)

]]> By: Greg, Sacramento http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Greg, Sacramento Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:25:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-75 So your answer is simply to drill everywhere you can for oil, such as the ecologically fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, propping up an unsustainable energy model for as long as we can before the magic of the same industry that's been causing the problem in the first place suddenly provides the way out? Forgive me if I can't take you seriously. So your answer is simply to drill everywhere you can for oil, such as the ecologically fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, propping up an unsustainable energy model for as long as we can before the magic of the same industry that’s been causing the problem in the first place suddenly provides the way out? Forgive me if I can’t take you seriously.

]]> By: John Wright http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-49 John Wright Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-49 Greg- 'Profiteering', as evil as you make it sound, is responsible for most of the major advances in human health, industry, social virtuosity and quality of life. My solution doesn't require the free market to do anything it hasn't always done before - and I suggest that only someone with certain idealogical liabilities would think that the solely effective way to 'deal' with climate change is to "incentivize" - ie. force people at gunpoint to cooperate with one particular interpretation of the science. By the way, I should also mention that the vast majority of those methods of 'dealing' with climate change will make little, if any, impact on the problem anyway! I think leftists are more in love with the <b>idea</b> of big government providing such solutions. Idiotic.<br/><br/>Jeff- It appears you're right about Bill Clinton blaming Bush on the hurricanes in a speech on Monday. Any credibility the guy had remaining is surely looking shaky now. Greg- ‘Profiteering’, as evil as you make it sound, is responsible for most of the major advances in human health, industry, social virtuosity and quality of life. My solution doesn’t require the free market to do anything it hasn’t always done before – and I suggest that only someone with certain idealogical liabilities would think that the solely effective way to ‘deal’ with climate change is to “incentivize” – ie. force people at gunpoint to cooperate with one particular interpretation of the science. By the way, I should also mention that the vast majority of those methods of ‘dealing’ with climate change will make little, if any, impact on the problem anyway! I think leftists are more in love with the idea of big government providing such solutions. Idiotic.

Jeff- It appears you’re right about Bill Clinton blaming Bush on the hurricanes in a speech on Monday. Any credibility the guy had remaining is surely looking shaky now.

]]> By: JEFF http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-47 JEFF Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-47 btw I would be interested in Stephen Grhams opinion too, I am interested in libertarian policies on these sorts of things. (stephen's articles on here are awesome) There are people on all sides of the fence that don't know what they're talking about. btw I would be interested in Stephen Grhams opinion too, I am interested in libertarian policies on these sorts of things. (stephen’s articles on here are awesome) There are people on all sides of the fence that don’t know what they’re talking about.

]]> By: jeff........... http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-46 jeff........... Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:10:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-46 LOL! Taking some flak I see. Surely they understand that your position on climate change isn't as absurd as bill clinton's when he says today that Bush is to blame (isn't he always?) for hurricanes!!!!!!!!! LOL! LOL! Taking some flak I see. Surely they understand that your position on climate change isn’t as absurd as bill clinton’s when he says today that Bush is to blame (isn’t he always?) for hurricanes!!!!!!!!! LOL!

]]> By: Greg, Sacramento, CA http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Greg, Sacramento, CA Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/06/12/my-position-on-climate-change/#comment-45 You are placing a lot of faith in corporations and what they can bring us. They just want to make a profit. The problem happens because their profiteering doesn't square with what is good for the enviornment. It's not that you are ignorant of science, but your solutions rely on people changing voluntarily. Sadly companies won't do that, so we have got to incentivize. You are placing a lot of faith in corporations and what they can bring us. They just want to make a profit. The problem happens because their profiteering doesn’t square with what is good for the enviornment. It’s not that you are ignorant of science, but your solutions rely on people changing voluntarily. Sadly companies won’t do that, so we have got to incentivize.

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