{"id":998,"date":"2009-07-13T09:17:14","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T09:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2009-07-13T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T09:17:14","slug":"has_anyone_looked_at_the_conse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=998","title":{"rendered":"Has Anyone Looked At The Consequences Of Climate Legislation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/a\/1893\/Gore-US-Climate-Bill-Will-Help-Bring-About-Global-Governance\">Climate Depot<\/a>&nbsp;posted an article on Friday quoting Al Gore speaking on July 7, 2009, in <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">Oxford at the Smith School World Forum on <\/font><nobr><a class=\"GVAdLink\" id=\"GVLINK_1_0_2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/a\/1893\/Gore-US-Climate-Bill-Will-Help-Bring-About-Global-Governance#\"><font color=\"#006600\">Enterprise<\/font><\/a><\/nobr><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"> and the Environment, sponsored by UK Times.&nbsp; The article states:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">&#8220;Gore touted the Congressional climate bill, claiming it &#8220;will dramatically increase the prospects for success&#8221; in combating what he sees as the &#8220;crisis&#8221; of man-made global warming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">&#8220;But it is the awareness itself that will drive the change and one of the ways it will drive the change is through global governance and global agreements.&#8221; (<em>Editor&#8217;s Note: Gore makes the &#8220;global governance&#8221; comment at the 1min. 10 sec. mark in <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/environment\/article6658672.ece\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><em><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><strong><font color=\"#4a6213\">this UK Times video<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">.)&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">Global governance?&nbsp; What exactly does that mean?&nbsp; I personally like American governance.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">President Obama (along with Congress) agreed at the recent G8 to keep the earth&#8217;s temperature from rising more than 2 degrees centigrade.&nbsp; Wow, what power!!&nbsp; When did we&nbsp;attain the ability to control the earth&#8217;s temperature&#8211;we can&#8217;t even predict the weather for next weeks baseball games.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\">The article also states:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"COLOR: #000000\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><em>The environmental group Friends of the Earth advocated the transfer of money from rich to poor nations during the 2007 UN climate conference.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><em><span style=\"COLOR: #000000\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"COLOR: #000000\">A climate change response must have at its heart a redistribution of wealth and resources,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/epw.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&amp;ContentRecord_id=D5C3C93F-802A-23AD-4F29-FE59494B48A6\"><strong><font color=\"#4a6213\">said Emma Brindal<\/font><\/strong><\/a>, a climate justice campaigner coordinator for Friends of the Earth.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,times\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: medium\"><span style=\"COLOR: #000000\">So fixing climate problems is just a matter of taking money from Americans and giving to the poorer countries of the world.&nbsp; I hope someone in Congress has the brains to see this scheme for what it is and stop the Cap and Trade Bill.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate Depot&nbsp;posted an article on Friday quoting Al Gore speaking on July 7, 2009, in Oxford at the Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, sponsored by UK Times.&nbsp; 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