Re: tree huggers

["Christopher G. Moog" <cgmoog@worldnet.att.net>]

Steven Tritle wrote:

> I guess you are a good Replublican.....me too.
>
> Have a super day!
> steve
> 52 TD

Just remember the EPA was started by a Republican administration.  The new EPA
requirements for tighter emission testing of consumers cars was passed during a
Republican administration (with a Republican majority in the senate).  Trading
of emissions from dirty cars to factories was a Republican idea to allow "the
market" to control the cost of clean air (if its cheaper to remove dirty cars or
close very dirty factories then that should be done rather than installing new
costly equipment at factories that are almost but not quite clean enough to
comply with clean air regulations).  All these ideas make sense to me as long as
no one is forced to sell their car or close their factory (as the laws are
currently written - and don't start in with the camel in the tent stuff) just
keep them from unduly dirtying the air.

That said, some factions in the environmental movement are just concerned about
controlling others lives and unfortunately these radicals are the ones the news
media covers (the others are not nearly as newsworthy) so many think all
environmentalist are from the tree hugger school.

I myself don't like political labels since no one agrees with all of the
policies of any party nor is any group consistent in its policies.

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