Friday, November 28, 2008

My message to the EPA

The We Campaign is urging people to contact the

http://www.repoweramerica.org/page/s/epa


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Dear Administrator Johnson and EPA staff:

It is very unfortunate that Big Oil, Big Coal and more embarrassingly the US Government itself, are trying to make the US public think that there is still an ongoing debate about what humans are doing to the world climate. The effects are not subject to opinion, but have been tested by scientific rigor and investigative reporting.

No one questions whether an oil spill kills wildlife. You can see the deforestation in Brazil in satellite photos on Google Maps for yourself. Marine biologists have shown us that the late breeding age of Tuna combined with it being caught in early life has brought several of its species' populations down drastically.

Though not as easy to verify by a lay person, techniques do exist in the scientific community to see the impact of Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases. After researchers have shown us how the global climate is changing, it is easy for anyone to estimate just how much carbon dioxide people are emitting into the atmosphere each day.

Garbage dumps are filling up in New Jersey and the air in the unregulated Beijing air now showed the entire world, during the 2008 Olympics, just how bad carbon dioxide emission can get.

The Clean Air Act has been one of the good first steps, but we now have an opportunity to do so much more to force corporations as well as the federal government to reduce emissions for the sake of our children and ours.

Please do not continue to let opponents pretend that the climate crisis is imaginary. We need action.

Thanks

Thursday, November 20, 2008

My Response to the Obama Transition Team change.gov call for Climate Change

I sent my thoughts about transparency and the public involvement to the Obama Transition Team, when it comes to the Climate:



- First of all, publish the thoughts/comments that you get, so the appearance of change.gov as a 'black hole' goes away.

- If you want me to write a program that automatically flags posts as disruptive or malicious and others as even unclear, I will do it, no problem.

- You could also use a 'smart' categorization system that then puts related 'ideas' together and makes them easier for YOU and the PUBLIC to cull through.

( If you want, I can write something that will do that too! )

- Speaking of transparency, I think people would like to see all of the energy companies and lobby groups that you believe are involved classified by willingness to reform their ways. That way, efforts can be concentrated on making the public most aware of those companies/lobbyists that are holding things up the most.

- And awareness is key. As the issue stands today, The numbers have shown that Americans are not yet educated about the climate enough. I think similar call banking and canvassing efforts that worked in the election can be used to get people up to speed on the issues. We can separate people into less and more enthusiastic about helping the cause.

 
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