tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post4626120077838389728..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Recommended ReadingDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-54826230572644416772016-03-12T07:49:29.548-08:002016-03-12T07:49:29.548-08:00I do not understand this comment: "the US Rep...I do not understand this comment: "the US Republican party is the only conservative party in the world which denies the reality of climate change." Although a check thrrough google shows this comment frequently made.<br /><br />First of all, how does one determine the climate change position of a Party, as opposed to an individual? Perhaps the Party's position refers to the platform adopted at its most recent national convention. According to the Washington Post, the 2012 Republican Platform does NOT deny that the climate is changing. It does NOT say that man's activity has no impact on climate. It DOES say that climate is uncertain, and it specifically opposes certain programs, such as Cap and Trade. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/30/gop-platform-highlights-the-partys-drastic-shift-on-energy-climate-issues/<br /><br />It looks to me like a lack of precision -- not surprising in political debate. Opposing certain programs and focusing on uncertainty get exaggerated as if these two positions were equivalent to denying that the climate is changing. But, there are valid reasons to oppose certain programs, even if one agrees that man-made climate change is real. Rubio did a good job of explaining in a recent CNN interview:<br /><i>Rubio patiently tried to explain the difference between natural climate fluctuations and man-made climate change. “The question you should be asking a policymaker is: what can we do in government to affect the rise of sea levels? And the answer is, ‘oh, pass these laws we want you to pass.’ So I asked the environmentalists and others who are supporting those laws, ‘well, how many inches of feet of sea level rise will that law prevent?’ And there answer is, it won't prevent any.”<br /><br />Rubio also pointed out that these climate regulations “will do nothing to affect the environment but will have a direct and immediate impact on our economy. I think that's a terrible tradeoff.”</i> http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mike-ciandella/2016/03/11/rubio-schools-cnns-cuomo-uselessness-climate-regulationsDavid in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222355423128534221noreply@blogger.com