[cogitator]

Common sense is so hard to find -- this piece is dripping with it.

[Phantom Lord]

Just once when a democrat senator complains that Bush hasn't signed onto Kyoto I would like a reporter to ask, "Why did you vote against Kyoto if you are such a supporter of it?"

Remember, the US Senate voted against Kyoto 95-0.

[Timm]

It's a good article, but even Samuelson endorses the irrational goal of curbing emissions. The only practical option for responding to global warming is to adapt to any climate changes that occur. There is no realistic prospect of curbing emissions sufficiently to make any difference in that change.

The above remarks assume that human contributions to so-called greenhouse gasses in fact contribute significantly to global warming. I'm not convinced that's true. The above remarks also assume that any climate change that occurs will have deleterious effects overall. No one has any good idea about that, I'm confident.

Even with these two assumptions, though, curbing emissions through voluntary adopting poverty-- the green approach-- or through technology-- Samuelson's approach-- is not an option.

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