Posted June 2, 201411 yr I just seen the PBO's initiative of furthering CO reduction, another 30%. The talking head on TV said the Chinese, Indian, and European communities are watching closely to 'make sure' WE are 'pulling our weight'. ........... Really????........ Chinese give a dang about what WE put in the air??? Or would there be a mandate on the amount of rubber dog crap being shipped in from the other side of the world... to help with CO emissions! ............maybe they are concerned on how 'we' are treating 'their' investment/interests????......... Edited June 2, 201411 yr by rancherman
June 8, 201411 yr Author shoot, there is far more wooded acres today, than when the Country was founded. Why? wildfires (or lack of these days) When my area was settled, I remember listening to my wife's grandfather telling us there wasn't enough trees to find a stick to 'beat the dog'. The Native Americans would intentionally set fire to the prairie, in order to keep the grass fresh and green... The resulting new fresh grass made the buffalo to come to THEM... instead of the other way around. Fire is a wonderful way to keep grass healthy, thick and profitable. These days, I have to spend a lot of time and money to keep the Eastern red cedar, Siberian elm from taking over my grass.. I'm afraid it's almost a losing battle!
June 8, 201411 yr Owner Other way around out here. Before the forest was kept health but selective harvesting and thinning of the forest. Now it too expensive for logging companies to meet the requirements of USFS or BLM so logging has come to nearly a stand still in Idaho nothing like it was 20 years ago. Now USFS has this idea fire is a natural clean up solution. Really???
June 8, 201411 yr Here is another take on it from a local conservative blog here in the state. http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/war-on-coal-2/
June 8, 201411 yr Author Here is another take on it from a local conservative blog here in the state. http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/war-on-coal-2/ good find Bill. I've been wondering for the past few years on what may be our 'tipping' point whether it would be some 'war', or disease, natural disaster... All of which the US has seen.. ok, not so much disease-wise, but certainly the past wars/manhunt and several hurricanes have had to taken their toll. We have swallowed a pretty hefty inflationary pill these past 10 years.. can you imagine taking away the one stable electricity source would do to us? s'pose we'll just buy our electricity from the Chinese?
June 8, 201411 yr Here is another take on it from a local conservative blog here in the state. http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/war-on-coal-2/ I'd have to partially agree with him. The question is why. My answer is to control the people.
I just seen the PBO's initiative of furthering CO reduction, another 30%.
The talking head on TV said the Chinese, Indian, and European communities are watching closely to 'make sure' WE are 'pulling our weight'.
........... Really????........ Chinese give a dang about what WE put in the air???
Or would there be a mandate on the amount of rubber dog crap being shipped in from the other side of the world... to help with CO emissions!
............maybe they are concerned on how 'we' are treating 'their' investment/interests????.........
Edited by rancherman