tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post1555039504275821511..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Turn Off Your Lights for Earth Hour Tonight!Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-90500463192218834862009-03-31T21:43:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:43:00.000-04:00"Achieve."That's ironic advice from a Mountaineer...."Achieve."<BR/><BR/>That's ironic advice from a Mountaineer.<BR/><BR/>This may be news in West Virginia, but conspicuous consumption (let alone bragging about it) is decidedly lowbrow, conduct rarely observed among the genuinely educated and accomplished.<BR/><BR/>On second though, it almost surely is news in West Virginia, a state without a first-rate college or university and an established record of underachievement in all areas other than federal allocations.<BR/><BR/>I have no doubt you could be a product of West Virginia's educational institutions, Conservative Mountaineer. It would help to explain your disdain for science, your conservative opinions, your poor grasp of standard English . . .Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-40652617760648154732009-03-30T18:30:00.000-04:002009-03-30T18:30:00.000-04:00Coal is good? Ok, fine. Go ahead and believe tha...Coal is good? Ok, fine. Go ahead and believe that. And when your state is destroyed by mountaintop removal mining, remember....coal is good. And whe you or your children suffer from diseases caused by the toxic emissions of coal fired power plants, remember, coal is good...and when you drink tap water tainted by heavy metals...remember coal is good. And when your house is flooded by toxic sludge from the flyash impoundment where the dam burst, say to yourself that coal is good.<BR/><BR/>Now, do I support an outright banning of coal fired power plants? No, because we need that as a bridge towards better, cleaner, electricity generation. I find a wind turbine on a mountaintop, while unsighlty, a far, far less offensive alternative to a mercury spewing smokestack. Hydro? Yes, it has drawbacks, but it is far, far cleaner...If my choice is between valleys turned into lakes, with the recreation, fishing, and water management options available, or valleys filled with tailings, I'll take the lakes. And nuclear? I support it. Is waste disposal a problem? Yes, it is. But nuclear waste is highly concentrated, relativly easy to transport, and relativly easy to store. Compare that to the uncontrolled deposits of heavy metals from a coal plat's smokestack.<BR/><BR/>Choices need to be made, and the only thing going for coal is its apparent inexpense. But when you offset the cost in healthcare caused bu coal's pollution, the other options look far better.<BR/><BR/>ANd I didn't mention solar only because its so damn cloudy here. Must be the smoke.Ol' Frothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001073150811372903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-50761570169958858672009-03-30T15:38:00.000-04:002009-03-30T15:38:00.000-04:00I had in mind more the years of prophylactic appli...I had in mind more the years of prophylactic applications of antibiotics and the use of antibacterial soaps and the like possibly creating a super bug. <BR/><BR/>I also have mind the lack of progress in fuel economy standards in the US (even in cars imported into the US, for the most part), with car companies instead opting to offer us bigger cars with bigger (and more technologically advanced) engines, thus making it that much more difficult for people to conserve gasoline (as a patriotic gesture, for our troops).EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-49287136913395690042009-03-30T11:35:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:35:00.000-04:00I followed progressive hero Al Gore's lead by igno...I followed progressive hero Al Gore's lead by ignoring Earth Hour and turned on additional lights.<BR/><I>(and don't tell me that technology will solve everything, tecnology appears at least as likely to kill us when applied in a thoughtless manner as it is to save us)</I><BR/>Still enjoying the Euphoria from the stupid ending of Battlestar Galactica?<BR/>I trust you are living the Unibomber lifestyle and forgot to smash your computer.Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14533575674043719198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-78557893678235633562009-03-29T22:06:00.000-04:002009-03-29T22:06:00.000-04:00Right, consume as much as you can because the laws...Right, consume as much as you can because the laws of economics and scarcity don't actually exist. <BR/><BR/>(and don't tell me that technology will solve everything, tecnology appears at least as likely to kill us when applied in a thoughtless manner as it is to save us)EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-49476919631218584852009-03-29T16:39:00.000-04:002009-03-29T16:39:00.000-04:00O'Froth.. Coal is good.GeneW.. I don't conserve wh...O'Froth.. Coal is good.<BR/><BR/>GeneW.. I don't conserve what I can afford.. I didn't cut back in my driving when gasoline was $4/gal.. I don't recycle.. I'll still play golf at least 2-3 days per week this year.. I just got back from a 10-day golf vacation in FL... I eat out at least 2-3 nights per week (and not McDonalds).<BR/><BR/>Bright side? If I don't have any money when I retire (both HIGHLY unlikely, btw), I'll be just like a liberal and have the government feed me with food stamps, give me SS, EITC, free healthcare, etc.<BR/><BR/>Conservatism is my political leanings, not my consumption leanings, you silly.<BR/><BR/>So.. to all you liberals.. go ahead and do your little thingies where (a) you "feeeel" good and (b) "feeeel" you're screwing the achievers. My advice? Try to achieve instead.Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-21638033456160375852009-03-29T15:25:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:25:00.000-04:00My lights were out as well, but I cannot say it wa...My lights were out as well, but I cannot say it was for Earth Hour. I get up for work at 4:30am, so for me, 8:30pm is my normal bedtime.Ol' Frothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001073150811372903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-41768589356845434962009-03-29T11:00:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:00:00.000-04:00So Conservative Mountaineer, you're not really int...So <B>Conservative</B> Mountaineer, you're not really into actually um conserving anything, are you?etwilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979071146412707938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-10348496160137122482009-03-29T08:54:00.000-04:002009-03-29T08:54:00.000-04:00i turned off my lights.i turned off my lights.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-88408281830343677962009-03-28T17:14:00.000-04:002009-03-28T17:14:00.000-04:00Remember that when they lop off the top of your lo...Remember that when they lop off the top of your local scenic mountain and dump the tailings in your water supply to get at that coal.Ol' Frothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001073150811372903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-14447538586377520932009-03-28T16:21:00.000-04:002009-03-28T16:21:00.000-04:00Not only will most of my lights be on, I will have...Not only will most of my lights be on, I will have my home PC network system (3 PCs and 3 network printers) humming along, at least 2 TVs (of 4) tuned into NCAA basketball, I'll cook a good dinner late that requires use of 3 of the 4 burners on the electric stove and use of the microwave. If I get a little feisty, I may even take a small steak out and put it on the grill, further contributing to the falacy of global warming. Or, is it global cooling? Or, is it climate change? Whatever.Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.com