dagblog - Comments for "The President Who Wanted Us to Stop Climate Change"

I lived through it, paid

ocean-kat — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:45:51 +0000

I lived through it, paid attention to the news back then, and I remember. But I wonder about young people who read this fictitious rewriting of history.

"Point four: I'm asking

NCD — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:23:40 +0000

In reply to This article is garbage.

"Point four: I'm asking Congress to mandate, to require as a matter of law, that our nation's utility companies cut their massive use of oil by 50 percent within the next decade and switch to other fuels, especially coal, our most abundant energy source. "

Direct quote from the July, 1979 speech.

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The first public warning NASA scientists delivered on climate change and CO 2 was not until 1988:

"Hansen provided what’s considered the first warning to a mass audience about global warming when, in 1988, he told a US congressional hearing he could declare “with 99% confidence” that a recent sharp rise in temperatures was a result of human activity. "

Slate piece, typical internet clickbait garbage, uninformed blather. Always look for primary sources or articles by real historians or responsible scientists.

This article is garbage.

ocean-kat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 22:50:07 +0000

In reply to The President Who Wanted Us to Stop Climate Change

This article is garbage. Carter wasn't worried about climate change. He was worried about America's dependence on foreign oil. He was secondarily worried about resource depletion and population. While he cared about the environment and supported renewable energy sources he was primarily focused on coal and nuclear energy. Because he believed America had abundant coal and uranium. He specifically said that because our dependence on foreign oil was a national emergency and supplying our energy with our national resources was of paramount importance that he would move rapidly and not allow long waits while environmental impact investigations were conducted nor allow extended court cases to cause delays. Had his plans been implemented our climate crisis would be much worse because he would have created many more coal fired power plants.