Comments on: What the Battle Over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tells Us about Public Opinion and Climate Change Legislation http://ecopolitology.org/2009/09/17/what-the-battle-over-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-tells-us-about-public-opinion-and-climate-change-legislation/ The Politics of Energy and the Environment Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: El Pearl http://ecopolitology.org/2009/09/17/what-the-battle-over-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-tells-us-about-public-opinion-and-climate-change-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 El Pearl Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:03:26 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=1485#comment-3627 As long as people keep believing what the polls tell them to think we won't get any where with climate change. As long as people keep believing what the polls tell them to think we won’t get any where with climate change.

]]> By: Levi Novey http://ecopolitology.org/2009/09/17/what-the-battle-over-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-tells-us-about-public-opinion-and-climate-change-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Levi Novey Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:15:24 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=1485#comment-293 I'm not as pessimistic, Robb. Perhaps I should be, but the Dems really don't need the Republicans to support health care reform or environmental legislation for that matter. The only problem is that they don't seem to have the guts (yet) to go it alone. President Obama is right to try to involve them initially-- but if they don't get on board and are a distraction they should be left in the dust. I’m not as pessimistic, Robb. Perhaps I should be, but the Dems really don’t need the Republicans to support health care reform or environmental legislation for that matter. The only problem is that they don’t seem to have the guts (yet) to go it alone. President Obama is right to try to involve them initially– but if they don’t get on board and are a distraction they should be left in the dust.

]]> By: Robb http://ecopolitology.org/2009/09/17/what-the-battle-over-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-tells-us-about-public-opinion-and-climate-change-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Robb Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:38:43 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=1485#comment-294 I agree with the brief assessment from Slate. This bill/project/initiative is already dead in the water, to the detriment of us all. Everyone can agree that we need to expand healthcare and fix our broken system. That's a given. Can you imagine how hard it's going to be when you face a visceral, inane backlash against environmentalism from the right? They have zero incentive (in terms of constituent support) to back any legislation that's going to further raise costs on Americans. Sad, really. Robb Hughes Head of Sales & Marketing Green Meetup <a href="http://www.greenmeetup.com" rel="nofollow">Find Green, Eco-Friendly and Organic Products Here</a> I agree with the brief assessment from Slate. This bill/project/initiative is already dead in the water, to the detriment of us all. Everyone can agree that we need to expand healthcare and fix our broken system. That’s a given. Can you imagine how hard it’s going to be when you face a visceral, inane backlash against environmentalism from the right? They have zero incentive (in terms of constituent support) to back any legislation that’s going to further raise costs on Americans. Sad, really.

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