Solar and wind aren't even close. "Nucular" is a possible replacement, but we've already discussed that. At least you're offering some realistic alternatives, not like most of these hippies.
One other thing, how do we control the pollution habits of countries like China and India? Are we going to pursue Obama's "drone whack-a-mole" foreign policy in an attempt to beat them into submission?
Nole - this is 100% spot on and is what I came on here to post. If collectively we as an ENITIRE WORLD HUMAN POPULATION (not just evil capitalist Americans) were to concede the point that man causes significant global warming via burning carbon based fuels (a claim that has been widely refuted by objective scientific evidence BTW).....
....well, then, fine. These global warmists (like AO Cortez) should be doing their sit-ins and protests in Bejing and Bombay. Not DC.
Look at any map of air pollution from carbon burning. All of India and China are bright red to burnt red (with red signifying air pollution)..... much of Europe and Asia is light pink.... US is white as snow. US air cleanliness has improved drastically over the last 40 years, and has never been cleaner over last 40 years.
But the GW crowd can't be bothered with facts or evidence. These stubborn things (facts) can't get in the way of their constant "capitalist America bad" message and agenda.
I am seriously asking: why don't these GW people address the issue (if proven to exist) with the actual factual evidence-proven CAUSER of the issue -India and China? What can they/we do to influence these countries?
If one neighbor (China) is pumping an alarming amount of sewage into your neighborhood water supply, and you contribute trace amounts to this sewage..... is the main priority to eliminate your trace amounts, or somehow get the polluting neighbor to stop their polluting? And how does one go about doing this, especially with China, who is very unfriendly to the US in every imaginable way?
Its NOT like global warming over the continent of America is only caused by American actions, GW over China is contained to the continent of China, etc. So whatever solution or policy is reached, it has to be a GLOBAL policy. Not sure how that happens. Remember the Paris accord US got out of because it dictated that America meet unrealistic carbon emission goals, and every other nation had basically ZERO accountability? Paris accord was a good predictor of how serious or committed other non-US nations are about combatting GW. ie - not at all. They will continue out-of-control pollution with no remorse if it means their lesser, weaker (than US) economies have a better chance at competing without the air pollution regulations being imposed on them.
If we are upset about GW, our wrath ( FWIW) should be pointed at the Chinese, not capitalist America. How do the GW crowd not get this? If American emissions went to zero (which would cause the end of the capitalist economy and cause massive poverty and suffering in America and worldwide).... it still would have no measurable impact on world pollution especially if India and China get to continue their massive pollution, undeterred.
