Wonder what “cap and trade” is all about? Or if it will actually spare us from our species’ dogged attempt to blow up the planet? One way to figure it is this – 7 billion techno-monkeys ain’t going to solve climate shift with a scheme that allows industrial bozos to buy a few carbon credits. The net result will always tend towards the old paradigm with a new price tag.
Then there’s the recent squabble over a pair of EPA wonks who had this to say in the Washington Post – “The biggest obstacle to this revolution is that uncontrolled fossil fuel energy remains much cheaper than clean energy. Cap-and-trade alone will not create confidence that clean energy will become profitable within a known time frame and so will not ignite the huge shift in investment needed to begin the clean-energy revolution.”
So far, the dynamic duo has made a bunch of noise, including to your representatives. They favor carbon fees and other assorted fun tactics to reverse global warming. But, like 99.99% of the carbon freaks wandering the halls of punditry, the argument remains mired in techno-mojo.
The best technology ever invented (after the hot shower) is made of latex and retards overpopulation.
posted by Mudd
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