The Washington Post has a great story about the meltdown of the green movement. It is about the need of the movement to refocus because, at a critical point, voters — you — rejected their ideas and the people who carried their water in Washington and in the state capitals. What really struck me was that the Sierra Club is shifting focus from raising the cost of energy in Washington to raising it in the states and making less of it:
The Sierra Club, meanwhile, is bolstering its long-standing campaign to block the construction of power plants across the country, assembling a team of 100 full-time employees to focus on the issue in 45 states.
After all, with a growing population, why would the American people need more energy? What is so astonishing about the left is that it refuses to learn from the practical experiences of others. For example, the UK energy crisis.
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That is why our side must never relent
izoneguy (Diary) Tuesday, December 21st at 9:46PM EST (link)It was disturbing today to see the RINO’s out in force rushing breathlessly to sign a treaty with a (former?) communist country.
In the courtroom, at the ballot box, on the airwaves and the soon to be regulated internet we must keep pushing back the green weenies.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
Leftist policies are anti-poor
DerKrieger (Diary) Tuesday, December 21st at 10:56PM EST (link)For all their false claims to be advocates of the poor and middle class, Leftists pursue one policy after another that raises the cost of living for all Americans yet hits those in the lowest income brackets the hardest.
The recent food safety bill and the continuation of ethanol subsidies raise the price of food.
Cap & Trade by design would ave raised the price of energy and every thing dependent on transport which, is just about everything.
The Sierra Club and other earth firsters now want to limit the number of power plants that are built? Why? What is their plan to mitigate the harm to the public from higher energy prices? Or perhaps they know that more money spent on energy leaves less disposable income for consumption. And the Left is solidly against American consumerism.
As with C&T the Left will demand energy subsidies for the poor thus further reducing the disposable income of the middle class as we not only have to pay higher energy prices but have to also subsidize the poor. We’ll be paying twice for energy price hikes.
And why is it that the Left refuses to oppose illegal, and even legal, immigration since more people naturally leads to increased demand for energy.
Is it any wonder that only wealthy countries can afford the luxury of an environmental movement? The rest of the world is just trying to survive and prosper.
I hate the eco-Marxist Left. They must be fought.
Do any of these groups get federal funding? If so we MUST work with GOP lawmakers to eliminate taxpayer funding of these, and all, Leftists.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Your money supports the Greenies
astrolite Wednesday, December 22nd at 8:44AM EST (link)There was a quote:”There are over 2 thousand radical green organizations, with a budget of over a million dollars a year” Your local government has very many bureaucratic agencys, Each with their own budget. And in one way or another, they pay cash to the greenies. Consulting, Studies, Mitigation, Ect. Hidden in those bureaucracys are greenies, Even the schools have rules that pay green orgs to brainwash your kids. Here we have a “Environmental College” to turn out new little leftists, the attrocitys done by these leftist academics could fill a book! As: the first one–The librarian (pay $145,000 per year) made two students take off American lapel pins, Because it “might” OFFEND some foreign student (probably getting a free education denied a citizen) to Refusing the Students forming a group tp study “Global Warming” The college’s Statement was: It needs no study, IT IS FACT, UNDENIABLE, UNQUESTIONABLE, the university will not have any question of dogma. YES it is a state sponsered university, gets our taxes. FGCU in Ft Myers Fla.
E-mail to the Sierra Club
DerKrieger (Diary) Tuesday, December 21st at 11:15PM EST (link)I read the following in the Washington Post this evening; “The Sierra Club, meanwhile, is bolstering its long-standing campaign to block the construction of power plants across the country, assembling a team of 100 full-time employees to focus on the issue in 45 states.”
Your goal to reduce available energy supplies will result in higher energy prices which, naturally, will impact the poor and middle class the hardest. If people spend more on energy it leaves less money for food, clothing, housing, other necessities as well as wants. Why do you support policies that will harm those most vulnerable to higher energy prices and what are your plans to address this if you’re successful in limiting our available energy?
You have supported ethanol which has done more harm than good to the environment as well as driven up the cost of food.
You oppose the use of US natural resources that only makes us more dependent on hostile and environmentally backward nations.
You oppose nuclear power, which is 100% carbon free, and as a result the environmental movement more than the coal industry is responsible for our massive CO2 emissions because without your opposition to nuclear power we could have transitioned to nuclear decades ago and our emissions would be magnitudes lower since, as we all know, electricity generation produces 70% of US emissions.
And why do you refuse to oppose illegal and legal immigration with the resulting demand for even more energy and consumption natural resources. Your failure to oppose population growth while simultaneously pushing to limit energy supplies is baffling.
My only assumption on this final point is that it is just cowardice on your part and on the part of the entire environmental movement as limiting population growth is the quickest way to reduce resource demand and the resulting stress on our environment.
I look forward to your response.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Sierra Club Insider
astrolite Wednesday, December 22nd at 8:59AM EST (link)100 new lawyers in every state to stop new power plants, and shut down old ones! But the worst thing is asking their clueless sheep to help Obama order an “Omnibus” ruling,to pass the over 200 lost efforts to force their agenda on the various states. In other words after being blocked by you on the state level, they want to pool every disgusting law and rule they were refused! They expect Obama to pass these things over the locals heads! I think that also includes the 24 million more acres of our natural resources, converted to “Wildlands” The destruction of America, the communists could never accomplish in their “Reds” incarnation” they are getting away with in the their NEW “Green” guise!
Sierra Club Response
oses Wednesday, December 22nd at 8:59AM EST (link)I’ll respond for them. It’s not about ideology. It’s about scientific fact.
The American Response to your response
walter Thursday, December 23rd at 7:45AM EST (link)We don’t believe your response. We didn’t then, we don’t now, and we won’t believe it in the future.
If your “scientific facts” are filled with government regulations, new oppressive high paid government employees, new laws, less freedom, and obvious nonsense, WE REJECT YOU!
If scientific fact is your premise, Why then was Mitchell Taylor un-invited to the Copenhagen summit? I can tell you your answer. His scientific fact, did not align with YOUR agenda.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5664069/Polar-bear-expert-barred-by-global-warmists.html
Why are there no politicians speaking about firing 25% of the extremely overpaid government workforce that produces NO value what-so-ever?
Ice.
oses Monday, January 17th at 12:57PM EST (link)Take a trip to Alaska. Watch the glaciers melt
ROFL!
JSobieski (Diary) Thursday, December 23rd at 9:28AM EST (link)darn near made me choke on my breakfast
My rules of the road for primary season.
Rule #1: Vote for YOUR first choice in the primaries
Rule #2: Vote for the R in the general.
Rule #3: Don’t let anyone convince you to violate Rule #1 or Rule #2
Rule #4: When in a center-right argument, reaffirm Rules #1-#3–it will help us all to get along better.
Rule #5: If you are using the language of the left, you probably aren’t furthering conservativism
Rule #6: The priority is issues first, candidates second, and supporters third. Nobody is bigger than the issues. Conversely, if you spend your time focusing on supporters, you are wasting everyone’s time.
STOP THE MADNESS!
A reduction in the rate of spending increases is NOT a cut!
In-state tuition for illegals is NOT amnesty!
Requiring someone to pay their medical bills is NOT an individual mandate!
Reducing tax rates is NOT a tax increase!
I thought you were being sarcastic.
itrytobenice (Diary) Thursday, December 23rd at 9:36AM EST (link)Are you serious?!?!
We need a snark tag to help us understand the newbies. It’s hard to tell a troll from a joke sometimes.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
555 - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, December 23rd at 10:15AM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
Your premise is wrong! They not only do not refuse to
davesinsanantonio (Diary) Wednesday, December 22nd at 6:33AM EST (link)learn from the European energy crisis, they embrace it. That is exactly what they want here, only more so!
I Can't understand
highpocket Wednesday, December 22nd at 7:16AM EST (link)the Sierra Club says it is for conservation but works against it. For a period of years in the 60′s and early 70′s most every home heated with oil or electricity. When these costs went up, people began to burn wood for heat and many continue to do so. Because of the rise in food costs because of so much corn used for ethanol, hunting is on the rise and shamefully poaching is also. It appears to me that the Sierra Club is cutting off it’s nose to spite it’s face.
Thanks izone etc.
miroco Wednesday, December 22nd at 1:46PM EST (link)Saved me some typing on this depressing day. Our own creeps are worse than the commie p—-ks. We forget to watch our traitors like Goober and Mitch, to say nothing of Collins, Murkowski, and Snowe. I say, we need to replace virtually anyone we had last decade—anybody notice the antics of that brain dead airhead McCain this week,?