re: #390 Aceofwhat?

we certainly are capable of talking about multiple things. but you asked why we were talking about it, which makes the question of capability a non-sequitur.

agree with paragraphs 2 and 3.

paragraph 4: i think you overstate the US’s impact on AGW (and thus our potential to slow it). the dominionists could have been silent on the matter and global carbon output over the next 50 years would not necessarily be different. don’t forget how much of an impact China, India et al have.

The US’s impact on AGW is global in scale, both in terms of the amount of our carbon emissions (U.S. at 20% of the total, China at 22%, India at 5%) and in terms of our influence on climate change legislation. Not having China on board is a huge impediment, but the only way it could ever possibly happen is if the U.S. is on board first.