President Rett's State of the Union Address

If I took offense at different views I would be a pretty poor person. I don't totally disagree with you on most of this although I have a few points I would do/think differently. Two points I do have a problem with though are as follows. (1) The energy problem. Biofuels are not the answer at this time. What we need right now is to drill and pump iur own oil. We have more oil in the USA than Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Iran and Iraq combined but because of special interest and environmental extremists we cannot drill and pump. The biggest lie is in Alaska where they scream it will hurt the enviroment there. Where the lie is is that theere is nothing there except a few traveling caribou herds and gopher mounds and not the scenic beauty they show you. Also the small footprint would be less in size than a postage stamp on a football field compared to the acreage talked about. Another huge field stretches from app. Colorado through North Dakota and up into Canada. After we tap those we need to start working on Nuclear, wind and solar energy for electricity and Hydrogen technology for autos. (2) The man made global warming fiasco. There may be a minimal man made impact especially in Areas like China and a few other countries but consider this. At any time on the earth there are 8 active volcanoes spewing pollution into the air. One of these alone puts out more pollution than every car ever made from the beginning to now, combined! Secondly, the warming/cooling trend goes in cycles as history tells us. There is evidence the Chinese once sailed within a few miles of the North pole in channels opened by, you guessed it, underwater volcanoes erupting as there is evidence of now. Another thing is the poor drowning Polar Bears who can swim 50 miles in open water. Six hundred years ago grapes could be grown in England, but it is too cold there now. Greenland wasn't named Greeland because it was encased in Ice. Pine trees give off NOX, Swamps, humans, animals, even dead ones give of CO2, Methane and other emissions. The inner and outer planets are warming up and unless we have a secret base there, I don't see how we caused it. Now, do I believe in global warming? Yes. Do I think it is directly attributable to man? No, not without proof from a reputable source not into the sale of Carbon Credits or affiliated with Enviro-extremists. Do I believe in controlling emissions? Yes, I do with common sense and not extreme to the point of destroying the economy. Do I think we should protect our forests and animals? Yes I do, but again with common sense and conservation and re-planting. I recycle everything I can. My grass clippings and leaves I mulch along with small limbs that fall. I recycle paper, plastic, glass, aluminium, iron and steel. Also batteries and tires when possible. I dispose of my oil in a recycle tank and my antifreeze is done the same way. I worked for 31.5 years in the chemical industry and I am very conscious of that stuff plus I can tell you one of the biggest farces that has been foisted on the public by the EPA clean air rules. Thank you for presenting your views. Always glad to see/hear from people with different outlooks. Who knows, they may be right and me wrong. *G* Respectfully, Rett: "Life is like a beach. Salty, gritty, somewhat fishy and at other times, downright crabby" Rett: 2008