Al Franken (the candidate) on Global Warming

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10992§ion=news

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On global warming, Franken said, “It’s real, it’s a crisis and it needs to be addressed.” Instead, he said, the Bush administration censored science. If elected, Franken said he would introduce a bill prohibiting political appointees from changing a scientist’s report without consulting the scientist.

“There is no silver bullet, but there is silver buckshot,” Franken said, describing his approach to the resolving the environmental crisis.

When the country invested in education after Sputnik 50 years ago, it created an explosion in innovation. “Global warming is an opportunity,” a chance to expand alternatives: renewable energy, wind energy, solar, cellulosic ethanol and more.

Minnesota could renew its manufacturing base in producing wind turbines and other technology to power the future. “It’s a win, win, win for great jobs. We should be building electric cars at the Ford plant in St. Paul and reinvigorating rural communities,” he said.

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[phantom power]

1. Silver buckshot....

maybe we can shoot global warming in the face?

[caraher]

2. Maybe Deadeye Dick Cheney needs to take Global Warming hunting

Disguise Global Warming as a Republican and presto- problem solved! ;)

[OKIsItJustMe]

3. You're thinking of bird shot

I actually like the metaphor. I tire of hearing people say that this technology isn't up to the job or that technology isn't up to the job. As he says, there is no silver bullet. None of them are up to the job (yet.)

However, in concert, I think the technology at hand is sufficient to get started, with newer/better technologies emerging to speed things up in the near future.