http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2006/08/17/why-i-%e2%80%9chate%e2%80%9d-the-yankees-but-love-republicans/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2006/08/17/why-i-%e2%80%9chate%e2%80%9d-the-yankees-but-love-republicans/#comment-44233 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:14:28 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/why-i-%e2%80%9chate%e2%80%9d-the-yankees-but-love-republicans/#comment-44233 Its to bad that Republican leaders and the RNC have been so bad on global warming. I know a lot of republicans care about the future and about the environment, but with no leadership on the right it has really polarized the issue in the states.

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2006/08/17/why-i-%e2%80%9chate%e2%80%9d-the-yankees-but-love-republicans/#comment-44232 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:24:51 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/why-i-%e2%80%9chate%e2%80%9d-the-yankees-but-love-republicans/#comment-44232 In the US, party politics often divides people on issues that should be simple. Burning coal and oil to create electricity is an inefficient 90 year-old practice that has got to stop. In most countries around the world, deciding whether or not to do something aggressive about global warming is not a partisan issue. In the US it is. Fortunately, there are Republicans who choose to go against the party-line of voluntary emissions programs and massive tax subsidies for dinosaur technologies. This article came out today about California’s plan for mandatory reporting for top polluters and a strict, enforceable greenhouse gas emissions cap. Of course, California’s plan is not just about Arnold (R) being a green visionary as he often gets credit for. It is also about a Democratic-led state-legislature that has gone far beyond what other Dems have proposed in other states. It just shows what can be done when you have real leadership and a base of progressive (small “p”) citizens pushing for action.

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