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Posted on 02-18-11 08:27:34 PM Link | Quote
The facepalm news of the week!

A Montana legislator is proposing the state embrace global warming as good for the economy.

Republican Rep. Joe Read of Ronan aims to pass a law that says global warming is a natural occurrence that "is beneficial to the welfare and business climate of Montana."

Reaction by scientists and environmentalists to House Bill 549 has been harsh. University of Montana climate change professor Steve Running calls it an indefensible attempt to repeal the laws of physics.

The bill was to be heard in the House Natural Resources Committee Friday.

Another climate change bill by Read was also being heard Friday. House Bill 550 would claim the state has authority over the EPA when it comes to regulating greenhouse gases.


They went from denial to "it's good", apparently.

We're never going to get anywhere good.
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Posted on 02-18-11 08:34:02 PM Link | Quote
So, um, what is the point of Montana passing this law, exactly? Just a "fuck you" to climateologists? I mean, at least the House Bill 550 "state claims superiority over the federal government" law does something, even if that something appears to be directly contradicting the Constitution...

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Posted on 02-18-11 08:40:18 PM Link | Quote


Well, we all know who to blame if global warming ends humanity.

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Posted on 02-18-11 08:49:32 PM Link | Quote
It would work for the economy if they would embrace green-friendly jobs, such as building solar panels, mass fans for generating wind power and the like.

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Posted on 02-18-11 09:09:02 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Teflon
It would work for the economy if they would embrace green-friendly jobs, such as building solar panels, mass fans for generating wind power and the like.

That's actually what I thought the thread title meant by "embrace" at first glance. Alas.

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Posted on 02-18-11 09:12:54 PM Link | Quote


Seems fitting.

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And so, if we just plug our ears and sing show tunes, we can just ignore the incoming deathstorms in the year 2035 caused by embracing coal as "The fuel of the future!"

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Posted on 02-19-11 12:30:13 AM Link | Quote
I've accepted that we're past the point where we can revert global warming and that we're all screwed. \o/

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Posted on 02-19-11 03:13:29 AM Link | Quote
There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling.

But Montana is a derp and a herp and I never liked that state anyway can we kick it out?

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Posted on 02-19-11 03:16:31 AM Link | Quote


Originally posted by Gabu
There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling.

But Montana is a derp and a herp and I never liked that state anyway can we kick it out?


how about these ones, mixed together?



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Posted on 02-21-11 03:21:39 AM Link | Quote
People live in Montana?
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Posted on 02-21-11 03:33:07 AM Link | Quote
In fairness, wouldn't global warming actually be really, really beneficial for Montana? They'd have a longer growing season and wetter summers!
... You know, at the expense of trillions of dollars in losses to other states and the nation as a whole. But let's not get too caught up on the details, folks. GO MONTANA.

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Posted on 02-21-11 05:45:05 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Keitaro
People live in Montana?


Apparently. Though there aren't too many of them and they don't like to get noticed.

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Posted on 02-21-11 09:52:39 PM (last edited by Teflon at 02-21-11 06:52 PM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by Gabu
Originally posted by Keitaro
People live in Montana?


Apparently. Though there aren't too many of them and they don't like to get noticed.


Yeah, because most of them are survivalist-types that don't want the government to notice them or else they'll confiscate their gold and guns or whatever.

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