Reply #29: "unlike Al Gore's film which helped rally support"? [View All]

while Democrats did just push for some environmentally-aware enhancements to our energy policy, e.g. CAFE improvements and an increased use of renewables, I wouldn't be all too quick to hand out too much credit to the Democrats or anyone else.

global warming, some experts say, could cause the permanent evacuation of major coastal cities, cause severe breaks in the food chain, cause extinctions of numerous species, cause severe disruptions of water supplies especially threatening parts of Africa and the American west and possibly threaten to extinguish life on the planet.

the Democratic response, while clearly a step in the right direction, has been woefully inadequate.

in my view, we should be doing everything we possibly can do to address the problem. EVERYTHING!!! what's the major missing piece you're not hearing from Democrats? CONSERVATION. this includes a major mandatory reduction in AUTO USE. the Democrats offer us CAFE changes and more renewables. What they don't offer is ANY DISCUSSION at all about whether what they've proposed is sufficient to ward of the crisis. this is yet another case of "we're doing something - aren't we great?" instead of the usual reaction about "you extremists are never satisfied", let's recognize that whether anyone is satisfied or not is IRRELEVANT. What is relevant is whether what the Democrats are proposing will solve the problem or at least make adequate, life-preserving progress. When that question is asked, all you hear is the haunting chirping of crickets.

this thread focuses on the corporate-oriented, insurance industry oriented, health care proposals of Democratic candidates. I just wanted to take issue with the "FREE PASS" the article's author gave to the Democratic candidates, and all Democrats, and of course republicans, on global warming. What is being proposed is far short of what is needed. Gore's important film may have "helped rally support" but thus far that support is a drop in the bucket when measured against the risks we face.