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Huntsman goal for governors: a national energy policy
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Unbelievable | 12:55 a.m. July 2, 2008
Someone needs to run a write-in campaign for Governor this Fall if Huntsman is
for cap and trade of emissions. Unbelievable. Huntsman's lost his soul to
the socialistic greenies. Cap and trade is a farce. Global warming is still
hotly debated by the scientific community, and the idea of man's causing
global warming is debated even more. Huntsman's sticking a knife in
Utah's back - the home of billions upon billions of barrels of fossil
energy (shale, tar sands, coal, etc.) if he goes down the socialistic cap and
trade route. That route strips States of their rights more than ever -it puts
the Federal government in a non-constitutional position of power more than ever.
Huntsman, what are you thinking? You've lost you're constitutional
moorings, in your dizziness over national prominence.
Susan | 3:25 a.m. July 2, 2008
It seems like all he wants to do is push his global warming agenda. So whatever
money he may save us in energy will be swallowed up in global warming tax. I
just don't like him. He seems phony and the only agenda he has is to be the
president of the United States. As much as I would like to se a mormon
president. It can't be him!
Auntbee | 7:10 a.m. July 2, 2008
Thank God Susan and Unbelievable do not constitute mainstream thinking regarding
global warming. And kudos to Huntsman and the other western governors for
addressing the external costs of CO2 emissions which is necessary to any
coherent, progressive energy policy.
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We need a Mormon President | 7:39 a.m. July 2, 2008
SCHWARZENEGGER: I can only take all of these things for so long. Eventually,
you know, I get sick and tired of it. So one day at night, I remember being at
dinner, I got up because I had it, and I got up, and I said, you know, McCain is
the man. He's the best man for this country and for the future, and Maria
is absolutely wrong with that Obama fellow, absolutely wrong. I was so lucky
that Maria was out for dinner that night. It was easier to do that. Can you
imagine living with somebody who is so diametrically opposed? How do you talk
about it without losing your mind? How do you talk about it? I mean,
let's just say you think McCain is the greatest thing since sliced bread
and you also think Obama is an empty suit, is nothing but platitudes and so
forth, and your wife thinks he is full of substance.
Park City Resident | 8:06 a.m. July 2, 2008
ADVICE TO JUNIOR... GO TO MITT'S WEBSITE... PRINT ENERGY POLICY!
Dave | 8:17 a.m. July 2, 2008
So, when did Mr. Rogers get named to his new position? It's amazing how our
socialist leader gets his picture on the front page of the Deseret Snooze every
day.
Helllloooooo | 8:30 a.m. July 2, 2008
Auntbee ignores the fact that the global warming question is far from settled
scientifically. It is wrong to push cap and trade on a free society when the
scientific basis for the need or efficacy of such a program is far far from
clear - if you assess the overall credible scientific opinion on the matter.
Auntbee subscribes to "dogma" based on some critical mass of
"mainstream" opinion that exists in her imagination. And it's
wrong for Huntsman to ignore the constitutional limits on the power of the
federl government and give away States' birthright to general jurisdiction
over all matters unless specifically yielded to the federal government in the
text of the Constitution. That's what will happen if we concede to
Congress the power to impose a socialistic cap and trade system on our free
market American leagl, cultural, and constitutional fabric. Who would have thunk
it; one of our own. Governor Huntsman, set aside your vain personal ambititon
and get back to saving the Constitution from further erosion. One more thing:
Auntbee's ilk would ignore the hundreds of tons of emissions from forest
fires currently raging in California, due to wilderness policies in forest
management.
Sigh | 9:01 a.m. July 2, 2008
Gotta love the irony of a politician whose wealthy family made its billions by
using petrochemicals turning around and preaching the virtues of energy
efficiency to everyone else.
To paraphrase Charles Dickens: "Oh, to hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing too much waste among his among his hungry brothers in the dust."
To paraphrase Charles Dickens: "Oh, to hear the insect on the leaf pronouncing too much waste among his among his hungry brothers in the dust."
Anonymous | 9:32 a.m. July 2, 2008
The Republican strategy is drill, drill and drill.
They don't care about the environment or the air, since they want to turn America into a third world backward republic.
They don't care about the environment or the air, since they want to turn America into a third world backward republic.
what about utah? | 9:43 a.m. July 2, 2008
Why are we paying a governor to make national policy on an issue that is
controversial? We have plenty of problems in Utah that he could help us fix.
Amen | 9:47 a.m. July 2, 2008
Got news for you, Auntbee - the vast majority of us see through you and Comrade
Huntsman about the Global Warmism cult, the new Marxism. And for this issue to
be so high on CH's energy policy list is mind-boggling. $4/gal. and rising!
Thanks Comrade Matheson! How do we manage to elect such gullible leaders? A: we
are more gullible than they, obviously!
Reason | 12:40 p.m. July 2, 2008
Re: Unbelievable, Susan, and Helllloooooo. Good comments. I agree. Governor
Huntsman�s foolish energy ideas will only undermine the
state and the nation, and make our energy problems worse. I voted for
Huntsman, but he�s been a serious disappointment. He makes
his decisions based not on what�s right or prudent, but
rather on what he thinks will make him look good at the moment.
That�s pretty sad.
liberal Larry | 5:17 p.m. July 2, 2008
Despite the backwards nature of many Utahans, it's nice to see our
wonderfully talented gov take the lead in the fight against global climate
change. Enlightened, thinking, governors like Arnold, and Huntsman represent
the future of the conservative movement.
Pac 10 Alumnus | 6:14 p.m. July 2, 2008
Global warming is the biggest farce in world history. It's junk science and
not supported by peered reviewed research.
Does not surprise me for a second that Huntsman got suckered into believing it.
He doesn't really come across as the analytic type.
Does not surprise me for a second that Huntsman got suckered into believing it.
He doesn't really come across as the analytic type.
Craig | 9:18 a.m. Aug. 3, 2008
Gov. Huntsman has a flawed energy policy that will cost Utah rate payers. I work
for Rocky Mtn. Power and 70% of our generatin comes from low-sulfer coal. We
have among the lowest rates in the nation because of our coal and access to
hydroelectric power in the northwest. Huntsman is opposed to coal and nuclear
power. Infact- he is in supoprt of a carbon tax and this cap & trade BS. The
best wind generation sites have available wind only 50% of the time and not on
hot summer days when power usage peaks. Electriciy cannot be stored on the grid
so all wind generation must be backed up by conventional generation. Wind &
solar cannot generate the power we need in a rapidly growing Wasatch Front. Do
Utahns want rolling blackouts and the enery problems Califronia has with more
that double the cost of electricity? Huntsman has bought off on this global
warming hype and it is very sad. I guess it was sexy for the Govenator to come
out and promote saving the planet with Huntsman.
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