tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post114824610126527909..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: What A LoadSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1148265892597551252006-05-21T22:44:00.000-04:002006-05-21T22:44:00.000-04:00Rona Ambrose in an idiot. Who the hell the voted f...Rona Ambrose in an idiot. Who the hell the voted for her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1148256505083709292006-05-21T20:08:00.000-04:002006-05-21T20:08:00.000-04:00Dazz,--Under the Liberal regime, emmissions increa...Dazz,<BR/><BR/>--Under the Liberal regime, emmissions increased close to 35%.--<BR/><BR/>Well, first of all lets make sure that we get our numbers right. The actual number is 28% increase which is 34% above our target. I am also unsure if that 28% is what we have actually increased in between 1990 and now, or is it our projected increase from 1990 through 2012. I have looked around and I can't seem to find the answer to that one.<BR/><BR/>--If we were all to stop breathing and shut down all plants, cars, etc, we still couldn't reach our Kyoto goal.--<BR/><BR/>Seriously, how much sense does that make to you? Our goal is to be producing about the same emissions as we did in 1985. My memory is foggy, but I am sure that Canadians breathed, had open factories and cars in 1985. All it takes is putting forth policies that promote more efficient cars, promote wind power and solar power. There is no need for Canadians to reduce our standard of living. The solutions are there, we just continue to promote and finance the wrong things.<BR/><BR/>--Only 38 out of close to 280 countries on the planet have signed Kyoto,--<BR/><BR/>163 countries have signed as of april.<BR/><BR/>--and only 19 of those are even attempting to follow the Accord, it's a dumb idea, admit it.--<BR/><BR/>Not exactly. One signatory Country is not attempting to follow the accord - Canada. Yes, only a small number of Countries were asked to sign on for legally binding emissions cuts in the first round (The ones that have in the last 200 years created almost all of the ghg). But in the round that is being negotiated right now more countries are being asked to make cuts. And similarly just because certain countries were not required to make legally binding cuts does not mean that they have not been making progress on CO2 emissions. Many have.<BR/><BR/><BR/>--The Liberals have done far more to screw up the environment than to help it, and the new government knows this. So do the Liberals.--<BR/><BR/>The Liberals stunk when it comes to the environment. The question is are the Conservatives going to do better or worse? If their actions in opposition and their couple months in government are any indication then the answer is "much, much worse."<BR/><BR/>--They want Ambrose to resign because they know she can prove them wrong....period.--<BR/><BR/>They want Ambrose to resign because she (and the Conservatives) disagree with the idea, framework and goal of Kyoto. Common sense dictates that she should not be chairing the negotiations for future ghg emissions cuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1148254557489470802006-05-21T19:35:00.000-04:002006-05-21T19:35:00.000-04:00dazzQuit blaming the old staple, nobody argues the...dazz<BR/><BR/>Quit blaming the old staple, nobody argues the Liberals did a good job. What is alarming is what this government has done since the election. Slashed and burned programs that were effective, with NO replacements. The second phase of Kyoto has nothing to do with the Liberals-it's really a simple proposition moving forward. Do you favor binding targets to cut emissions? Ambrose has made it known she favors the sellout Asia-Pacific Partnership, which is voluntary with no targets. What does that have to do with the Liberals?<BR/><BR/>BTW, you are repeating the already debunked Ambrose line of planes, trains and automobiles. As I posted earlier, Alberta now emits more greenhouse gase than Ontario, despite having one fourth the population. Where are the emissions coming from? Remember Ambrose's former role as advisor to Klein(and by extension oil and gas) to kill Kyoto.<BR/><BR/>Kyoto has flaws, but this next phase is the real test to curb emissions. It's a copout to mention other countries, especially when you constantly speak of "made in Canada". Again, are we going to reduce emissions substantially or not, that is the only question being addressed in these new talks. Moving towards Asia-Pacific is a clear sign that the answer is NO and you don't have to be too smart to see it.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1148253361064903132006-05-21T19:16:00.000-04:002006-05-21T19:16:00.000-04:00Under the Liberal regime, emmissions increased clo...Under the Liberal regime, emmissions increased close to 35%. If we were all to stop breathing and shut down all plants, cars, etc, we still couldn't reach our Kyoto goal. Signing a piece of paper does nothing for the environment, as the Liberals have proven. Only 38 out of close to 280 countries on the planet have signed Kyoto, and only 19 of those are even attempting to follow the Accord, it's a dumb idea, admit it.<BR/><BR/>The Liberals have done far more to screw up the environment than to help it, and the new government knows this. So do the Liberals. They want Ambrose to resign because they know she can prove them wrong....period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com