What kind of world do we want to live in? wrote on Jan 31, 2007 11:08 PM:
" What kind of world do we want to live in? Do we want to live in a world where we have to wear masks to breath the air, where we measure our value by how much stuff we have, how many resources we can destroy, where smoke and pavement are all we see? Or do we want to live in a world where we can breathe deeply and smell flowers, feel a cool breeze over those amber waves of grain, where we find joy in being a part of the world, find meaning in our connectedness to other human beings and the natural world. We have to make a choice. We are creative creatures, but we must innovate, invent, cooperate, to face this problem. I want that second vision, and I invite you all to join me in our quest for a sustainable future. "
Nestor wrote on Jan 30, 2007 9:51 AM:
" It is our system. Alternative fuels? The 'Energy Czar' was supposed to fix that back around 1980. Thank goodness the private sector in this country is apt and historically practiced at 'crisis management'. As we have a limping industry, pending crippling shortage, and corresponding debilitating cost surrounding us as we speak. "
Nestor- TO: I Support Doyle's Idea!!!!! wrote on Jan 30, 2007 9:46 AM:
" I came here in the late seventies to run what we then new as NSP's Home Energy Conservation Plan. We ran Mpls/St. Pauls, REAs and RECs in MN and WI, Kansas City Power and Light, and many more. I spoke on this energy saving subject in Columbus, Ohio to an auditorium of management form utility companies gathered from around the country. This was a time where we gave birth to an energy czar where they would mandate and step up restrictions to vehicle manufacturers, furnaces, and many others. We have not moved very far. That was thirty plus years ago. Wake up! This is not a new novel idea as it has passed through many Dems and Repubs hands. This fella has shifted as is now 'pandering' for a higher yearned for position. "
Hey support Doyle wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:43 PM:
" I hate to educate you but Japan is the size of Wausau to LaCrosse. They won't use much fuel if their vehicles got 2 miles to a gallon. We need his "highness" to kick the national elected officals to okay drilling in our country. We have more oil than most of the middle east countries. And by the way I saw on the weather the other night that the record high was in 1931. How many "Suburbans" were on the road back then? "
Trish wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:41 AM:
" We need something like this, but it will never happen. We don't need tax dollars wasted on a cause that will just go ignored after about a month. What we need is volunteering good citizens, just willing to help stop global warming by learning how to WALK places, or RIDE A BIKE. It would be a big help to health and helping stop global warming. Stop being so oil dependant. When it's all gone, what will we do? The renewable resources are a good idea. GET A MOVE ON IT! "
you get what you vote for wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:37 AM:
" this is why voting straight party lines is doing this country a disservice. whether you vote republican or democrat it makes no difference. when you blindly vote for a party and not the individual, this is what you get, politicians more beholding to their fringe bases then the populous in general. don't blame the politicians, blame the electorate. "
This guy.... wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:36 AM:
" needs to pay attention to his job. Running our State as effciently as possible. After this news release coupled with the hundreds of millions going back to the UW system I fully expect him to be whistling through his teeth as he hands out our money like feed to pigeons in the park. Shamelessly pandering to a huge voting segment that keeps voting him, and others like him into office. There is no real talent in giving away or wasting our hard earned money. "
Taxes, taxes, taxes wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:23 AM:
" Let's increase our already high taxes to implement a plan to look into maybe doing something some day to help fix a global problem no one is sure can be solved. Sounds like PR for the gov, period. Makes as much sense as WI voting to bring the troops home. Yeah, that happened. The party that complains about the US unilaterrally going into Iraq wants to unilatterally solve a global problem from WI? What? Let's get real. A better solution would be looking into controlling the whether so it only rains at night, we could increase tourism with all the nice sunny days. "
Chicken Little? wrote on Jan 29, 2007 9:19 AM:
" So yes, lets discuss some things. Let's spend a bunch of times thinking about it. But in reality, any real actions that might be considered will destroy most any economy on earth and ultimately lead to the demise of civilization - at least as we know it. So no one is going to go to far with this left-wing lunacy! Can things be better? Sure, and they already are compared to the 70's. Stay the current course. "
I Support Doyle's Idea!!!!! wrote on Jan 29, 2007 8:34 AM:
" Well, I strongly Support this new idea for the use of renewable resources. It would help to use less fossil fuels and we would use more renewable resources. Japan is already way ahead of us by using renewable resources and having way better gas milage. Japans cars get 60-70 miles to the gallon! Americans can't sell many of our cars there because they don't meet Japan's enviromental codes! The engine the companys put into a car they sell in Japan is different from the one in America! So I stronly Support the Governor's Idea!! "
To: "Why" wrote on Jan 29, 2007 8:32 AM:
" Yes, the earth will be around for a long time after we are gone. But why shouldn't we do something to keep ourselves alive as a species? And by what moral authority do we turn the planet into a smoking cinder and kill off all the other species? Christian tradition (which I don't necessarily follow but am using for argument's sake) says that we are to be stewards of the earth. We can choose to kill ourselves off by doing nothing, but we don't have the right to kill off other species by our action or inaction. "
to: Former politician wrote on Jan 29, 2007 8:29 AM:
" The argument is not "ongoing" about global warming. ALL of the legitimate, peer-reviewed science says that global warming is here and that WE are the cause. The only questions remaining regard how we will deal with it and try to stop it. "
Oh yes I can! wrote on Jan 29, 2007 7:52 AM:
" ``You can't just sit and pretend this isn't happening anymore,'' Doyle told the paper. Is this like an admission that he has been just sitting and pretending? Never fear, task force Hottie is on the job.And the first thing we're gonna do is raise taxes because,..well..oh you know the drill! Because it's what we DO!
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My opinion wrote on Jan 29, 2007 7:41 AM:
" I think Doyle should form a task force to look into how to speed up this global warming, its damn cold out this morning! "
To, Former politician wrote on Jan 29, 2007 7:38 AM:
" Can we get you back in there? we need some common sense. "
Why? wrote on Jan 29, 2007 7:25 AM:
" An absolute waste of tax dollars. And to solve what? The earth is a couple billion years old. I'm absolutely sure it can survive anything that humans will throw at it. And the earth will be around for a long time after humans are gone. "
What's Next wrote on Jan 29, 2007 7:22 AM:
" As Doyle pacifies his lefty-loonie base, maybe we can has Task Forces to investigate the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus. Since "man-made global warming" is just as much a myth as with one of them. But never dazzle the "bathe once a month" group with facts or figures, since they're already deciced ahead of time. The man-made global warming" group is all about anti-capitalism, than anything else. "
Former politician wrote on Jan 29, 2007 6:40 AM:
" Just what the State needs during a budget deficit, another department created which means another batch of employees that are not needed. Why create such a department while the arguments are ongoing? Why create positions that will linger well beyond their usefulness? Why make the government bigger instead of smaller? Spend spend spend. More tax dollars wasted. "
Something else wrote on Jan 29, 2007 12:40 AM:
" This is just something. All these polititians wanting more energy effienct cars. Yet look at what they drive. Look how many cars they use to cover their asses. Look at all the fuel the president uses to do anything. Jets, limos, all their security and their fuel wasted. I say let them drive the Yugos, and then maybe some of the rest will follow their examples. Then we should cut back on all the security and police and anyone else who constantly keeps their engines running. We need more foot patrols. I for one am sick of the double standards with our governmenttelling us what we need to do. Practice what they preach! "
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