EPA’s War on Fossil Fuels
23rd May 2012
It was found in a recent poll that only 28% of likely voters believe the EPA properly balances the need for economic growth with the need for environmental protection. The Obama administration has done nothing to address these concerns, and still continues to support the agency’s harsh policies on fossil fuels. These restrictions are hurting consumers, workers, the economy and our national security. Fossil fuels like petroleum fuels and petrochemicals are proven, reliable and efficient sources of energy that keep us moving forward and sustain our modern lifestyles.
My, what a surprise! Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
May 23rd, 2012 at 07:19
“[They]are proven, reliable and efficient sources of energy that keep us moving forward and sustain our modern lifestyles.” (emphasis added)
Ah, there lies the rub. Our ‘modern lifestyle’ is slowly killing the planet (which is a euphemism for it’s killing us, as the planet has weathered many a mass extinction and still seems to be getting by okay).
Lining bronze and copper cooking vessels with lead in Roman times was considered to improve the taste of food. Those who practiced this all either died or went mad, of course, but they died with a good taste in their mouths.
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:50
First, I deal with EPA and their state equivalents every day. At best, they are idiots. At worst, they are socialist bureaucrats.
Second, we are NOT killing the planet. The Earth is not static; it’s dynamic. It changes and adapts and keeps on working despite climate change (which is caused by the sun), volcanoes, meteor strikes, or even those pesky mammals.
Last, the use of lead pipes and lead in cooking vessels as the cause of Roman madness is little more than an urban legend. Lead continued to be used for the same purposes deep into the very late 20th century. The Romans did have a particular drink made by boiling wine into a syrup which was then added to wine to make it thick and sweet. A wide lead vessel was used for that and the hot, acidic wine picked up a lot of lead. The syrup was apparently sometimes fed to colicky babies, leading to an unusual situation where a baby’s corpse had extremely high lead content but adults from the same time period did not.
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:46
So I guess you’re in favor of blowing the tops off of mountains and dumping the dirt in all the rivers and valleys roundabout in order to extract the coal which allows you to use your electric toothbrush? Good for you; bad for anyone–or anything living in close proximity. But since you are the Golden Criterion, I guess that’s okay.