LONDON — An independent report into the leak of hundreds of e-mails from one of the world's leading climate research centers on Wednesday largely vindicated the scientists involved, saying they acted honestly and that their research was reliable.Green Man: In summing up the politics of this issue I couldn't improve upon the comments of commenter "Pimentoloaf" on The Huffington Post" article.
Most of the comments that argue against action to mitigate climate change are for economic reasons. Let's entertain that thought for a second. Consider the dramatic decline of America's steel industry, the huge reduction of our manufacturing workforce, and the designers, engineers and technicians that have been furloughed in the automotive and aeronautic segments. These people can be put back to work. A typical wind turbine has 8,000 parts and is made of 250 tons of steel.Green Man: And the same goes for solar, wave turbine energy, biomass (including some cool research and advances into algae energy) and countless other green energy technologies. My wife works for a solar company here in Colorado, which was recently granted billions of dollars from the Obama administration to increase viability, employment and continued advancements in the technology. The company is Abound Solar. Abound Solar produces next-generation, thin–film photovoltaic modules intended to deliver the lowest levelized cost of electricity. Our proprietary manufacturing process produces solar modules that help customers achieve grid parity today and replace traditional forms of electricity generation.
Somebody has to make that steel, fabricate those parts, assemble them, deliver the assembled turbine to a wind farm, erect the turbine and manage the wind farm. Those are American jobs! And they are jobs in sectors hardest hit by the global economy - the sectors that need jobs the most. What kills me is that the people arguing against green technology are people who could benefit most, directly or indirectly, from a technology shift of this sort. Arguing against a movement toward green tech is either a stunning lack of vision, or a political hatred so unreasonable that it has clouded all sense of good judgement and reason.
We need to increase our investments in these kinds of companies to take our economy back and clean our planet. So we don't have to rely upon the delusions of religious fanatics who think someone is going to come and save us just in time before our world burns up. These anti-climate change folks often tend to be conservative politically, yet one of their favorite points to bring up is our grandkids--usually when discussing money issues. Sorry guys but you're kids won't inherit your gobs of money if they can't breath or if it's so hot no one can leave the house, let alone work.
~The Green Man has Spoken~
