The status quo is the continuation of the current state of things: more technology, more science, more more and more. That is the status quo.
Yes, it does. That's why your Defeatist attitude is useless. It just allows the status quo to continue. Thus becoming a Self-Fulfilling prophecy.
The status quo is the continuation of the current state of things: more technology, more science, more more and more. That is the status quo.
Nope. The status quo is Exploitation. What you have just pointed out is the Anti-thesis of the Status Quo, it is constant Change.
The original subject was the destruction of nature. You're saying that technology is to be welcomed in that regard, and I don't necessarily disagree with you. What I'm saying is that there is a price to be paid for everything. If you want progress, then you have to pay for that. Something cannot come from nothing. The more we develop, the more the earth suffers. Whether this is technologically, economically, politically or anything else.
Wow, that's nasty. It's only a matter of time before China makes their own EPA with strict standards. One Heat Wave with those conditions will kill thousand, perhaps 10s of thousands, and they'll have no choice but act.
Los Angeles in the 1960's
This is exactly why we have the Clean Air Act. Our cities were heading down the same road before then.
Yeah, because living in that doesn't shorten life spans at all! /sarcasm
Science once again proves the obvious.
Try lookup how many americans die due to coal fired powerplants alone in the US, and there are coming more of those. Unlike the eurozone, the US actually increases its energy demand.
A large number of coal plants are slated to close in the near future due to increased regulatory pressure and the sheer economics of currently abundant natural gas. US electrical demand has decreased or been flat since 2008. US oil demand is also declining.
Our biggest problems are not caused by Technology, they are caused by Us not implementing better Technology due to Cost, "Freedom", or simple lack of Political Will.
The coal fired power plant that's 15 miles as the crow flies where I live is in the process of retrofitting one of the coal fired boilers for CO2 sequestration.
http://www.nrgenergy.com/petranova/waparish.html
A large number of coal plants are slated to close in the near future due to increased regulatory pressure and the sheer economics of currently abundant natural gas. US electrical demand has decreased or been flat since 2008. US oil demand is also declining.
ehhhhh, as long as most of that crap stays over there, i couldnt care less.
I knew you would have that attitude. Its ok for you to pollute 4 times more than a chinese. And you want others to reduce their pollution and do all the work? You are a hypocrite.
If the US just got down to european pollution per capita amount. 10% of the worlds pollution would be gone.
I knew you would have that attitude. Its ok for you to pollute 4 times more than a chinese. And you want others to reduce their pollution and do all the work? You are a hypocrite.
If the US just got down to european pollution per capita amount. 10% of the worlds pollution would be gone.
Air quality should never be measured per capita.
Are you a member of the chinese government? Polution is wrong period.
The two-week talks in Doha ended with an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, which was to expire this year, but which now will only cover 15% of global emissions since several developed countries, including Japan and Canada, have opted out. The U.S. never ratified the accord.
We dont want clean air???? Im sorry show me a city today that even comes close to the polution levels of china. I bet if if you combined the polution found today in ny, la houston, denver, miami, chicago, st louis that the numbers would not even scratch the levels of polution in beijing.
The us has done a lot to improve air quality, denver in the 80's eas nasty, today the brown cloud is bearly noticable.