(10-25-2019, 09:40 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(10-25-2019, 07:04 AM)Caldrac Wrote: My other argument. For those so concerned and championing the green thumb on here. Few questions.

1. How much water do you use a day?
2. Do you use a dishwasher?
3. Do you use a washer?
4. Do you drive a gasoline based vehicle?
5. Do you use solar or standard energy?
6. Do you unplug all of your electronics?
7. How energy efficient is your home?
8. How often do you fly yearly?

Those are the kind of nosy questions that point towards a nanny state that will dictate the answers for you.

I think its important to minimize the total from everyone, but I don't want anyone coming into anyone else's home to unplug their electronics.

I do think there are good things that can come from regulations like building codes and the energy star program.  New homes have double pane windows and new commercial buildings turn the lights off when no motion is detected.

But going beyond that is policing personal behavior and that will create more problems than it solves.

That's why I advocate for a carbon tax.  Wanna use more fossil fuel? None of my business why you want to - just please pay more tax if so.  

A good carbon tax would enable them to cut other taxes.  My home does use solar power.  I drive a very fuel efficient car.  That's a tax cut for me.

If it saves money I am all for it. I agree with you. I don't want a nanny state. But that's the direction we're all headed in since we've allowed technology to dictate the driver's seat. 

My main point was just being a smart [BLEEP]. Since it's typically people with double standards telling you to abide by this or abide by that. Especially your Hollywood Champions who love to fly first class from coast to coast on a regular basis preaching to us all about the importance of leaving less and less of a carbon footprint, etc. 

Practice what you preach is what I am getting at. So respect to you. You're at least practicing what you preach. I have nothing against cleaner sources of energy. I have nothing against more efficient energy. When I visited my wife's family in Germany their entire little German village was pretty much outfitted to run off of solar energy. And they had windmill energy sources everywhere out in the country side. 

I do disagree with you though about carbon taxes. I don't like taxes. Uncle Sam already bends me over enough as it is with his 3 month share of my hard earned cash. What I would rather see is the people up there in D.C be held more accountable for utilizing our tax money to get ahead of the curve and resolve any potential energy crisis down the road. 

We don't want to be China 2.0 where it's the land of Golden Smog. There's certainly harm in not having clean air around to breath. That's a fair point. But over the grand scheme of things. As far as year over year and our overall blip on the map with the industrial age compared to the history of our planet correcting itself and dealing with sun spot heat increases, polar magnetic changes, ice cap's melting, etc. 

We're just a flea on a dog's [BLEEP] in comparison to all of that.

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