Over at Grist, Warmist Tony Davis discusses “framing” the climate change hoax in different manners to meet ones audience, depending on political leanings. Of course, he forgets the most important thing…..you know what I’m going to write, right?….which is Warmists walking the talk. Practicing what they preach. Funny how Warmists almost never touch that one.
Anyhow, lots of stuff I could fisk, but, let’s focus on this
But a separate 2011 survey by Yale researcher Anthony Leiserowitz and some colleagues offers hope for climate change advocates. As long as climate change was not mentioned in the questions, respondents showed wide, bipartisan support for measures that many experts say could lead to significant reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. Majorities of Democrats, Republicans, independents, and even Tea Party members, for instance, supported more money for research into renewable energy sources, and tax rebates for people who buy energy efficient vehicles and solar panels. Majorities of all but Tea Party members supported requiring utilities to produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from renewable energy, even if household electric bills rose $100 a year.
I’ve said many times that I support renewable/alternative energy, especially if it is cleaner than current types, and is at least at the same price. If it is more expensive, no thanks. Most people I know, even ones who are further to the Right, believe the same. There is nothing wrong with this. There is nothing wrong with buying products which are more energy efficient. But, to do it for a fake issue, anthropogenic global warming, is silly.
Leiserowitz’s surveys also found strong bipartisan support for attacking global warming on local fronts — again with measures that weren’t called global warming fixes. They include requiring new homes to be more energy-efficient, building more bike paths, and increasing transit service. Independent voters also joined Democrats in supporting changing zoning rules to promote energy-efficient apartment buildings, mixed-use neighborhoods to encourage walking, and decreasing urban sprawl. Majorities of Democrats, independents, and Republicans also said it’s important to protect local water supplies, sewer systems, public health, agriculture, forests, wildlife, and coastlines from global warming.
There’s nothing wrong with protecting those things, though I am against any government requirements for new or existing homes. We should do what we can to protect the environment, and when they drop the globull warming talk, people follow along. Most people are smart enough to realize that the emails saying you have money waiting in Nigeria are a scam. Same with AGW. By linking AGW to everything, they are guaranteed to fail. Which ends up hurting real environmental issues.
