Monday, July 25, 2005
Pollution...
AHHH...SWEET REASON
People don't think much about environmental issues, really -- they are apple pie. It plays on fear of the unknown -- many environmental "issues" are simply about scaring people, and then profiting from the fear. Most issues are not nearly as bad as people think, and are far more easily mitigated than most imagine. Here's an example.
NAW -- IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY
NOT THAT SMART
I am always amazed at how environmentalists can get so wrapped up in the issue that they put the issue ahead of the reality. Here is a couple of interesting examples from Cheat-Seeking Missles and CNS News.
HOW DARE YOU QUESTION A SCIENTIST
This just made me laugh
NOW WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS?
AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS GETTING WORSE
People don't think much about environmental issues, really -- they are apple pie. It plays on fear of the unknown -- many environmental "issues" are simply about scaring people, and then profiting from the fear. Most issues are not nearly as bad as people think, and are far more easily mitigated than most imagine. Here's an example.
The latest evidence that the government may be increasingly willing to pursue these lawyers comes in the bankruptcy of a company overwhelmed by asbestos claims. Recently filed court documents show that federal prosecutors in Manhattan may have begun to investigate the conduct of three law firms.Lawyers using "environmental fears" to extort money from "deep pockets" -- whodda thunk?
The documents - which surfaced in the bankruptcy case of G-1 Holdings, formerly the GAF Corporation, a manufacturer of roofing material - show that lawyers for G-1 have met with prosecutors from the United States attorney's office in Manhattan in recent months. The documents also show that the company's lawyers have turned over records of extensive interviews with former employees of the three plaintiffs' firms in which some employees described coaching potential claimants and noted efforts to influence doctors' diagnoses.
NAW -- IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY
The oil industry has agreed to contribute $2 billion to help clean up spills of a gasoline additive that is fouling groundwater in exchange for immunity protection against dozens of lawsuits, people close to the negotiations said.Funny how these things always come down to a negotiation.
NOT THAT SMART
I am always amazed at how environmentalists can get so wrapped up in the issue that they put the issue ahead of the reality. Here is a couple of interesting examples from Cheat-Seeking Missles and CNS News.
HOW DARE YOU QUESTION A SCIENTIST
This just made me laugh
Top scientists have reacted angrily to a US Congressman who has demanded to see the full financial and research records of three climate experts.It's a very legitimate question to ask if we are going to use their work to create policy on a global scale.
NOW WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS?
Engineers have developed the guts of a small-scale windmill that could one day help power individual homes.Remember when cable TV did away with the great visual blight of antenna forests? Now we get to replace them with digital satellite dishes and windmills - lovely!
AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS GETTING WORSE
Americans have lower levels of lead, secondhand-smoke byproducts and other potentially dangerous substances in their bodies than they did a decade ago, according to perhaps the most extensive government study ever of exposure to environmental chemicals.But still we must fight because I work for Greepeace and would not have a job if we didn't!
