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Comment 4 for Design Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-design-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Reeves
Email Address: horspucky@yahoo.com
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Subject: AB32 and AGWDaniel
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This subject has been such a colossal display of hubris and ignorance I can hardly begin. To draft, pass,and have the bill signed into law shows the hubris of mankind as manifest in our elected officials. To believe that we, mankind, can affect what we do not understand is to display our ignorance. We can mint as many PhD graduates as we want, all "specializing" in climate change, it still will not alter the laws of nature. We can shout it from the roof tops, and congratulate ourselves in black-tie at the awards dinner, it still does not make the science true. Anthropological global warming (AGW) is a lie, no matter how many NASA scientists(?) testify in front of congress. Knowing a few myself, I have yet to find one to support Dr. Hansen and his conclusions(?) The science is not there. All the predictive models used by the IPCC are bunk. If the science was as decided as Mr Gore says it is, the models would have shown it, after all they are accurate, right? The science is far from decided and will remain so. Our planet is a complex system of complex systems; far too complex for us to "know" enough to act as we are. CO2 is not causing us, or the planet, any harm. To regulate it is to regulate every breath exhaled by every person on the planet: is that even possible? CO2 is not "pollution". This simple compound is traded freely in or ecosystem, it is part of our natural world. It is formed, disassociated, and reformed again and again in our ecosystem. You may have to look it up in a college text, the text used in my local high school has been changed to include this false doctrine, purging any real discussion of our physical world in our high schools. The plan, as drafted and missing appendixes, will have a negative affect on our already weak economy in CA. This slate of regulations will drive business costs up, driving business out. Your prediction of new "green" jobs are a fantasy. Look to the past, the economy tanked because the middle class manufacturing jobs left when the aircraft and other manufacturing plants shut down. The companies that could, left the state. The ones left have seen the cost of business increase by as much as 45% or more. When bidding globally, it is a bad idea to have the highest costs. The cost of doing business in CA is always higher that other localities. The reason some manufacturing companies still exist is because of unique skills, or government red tape to move the process. Poll anyone running a manufacturing business in CA and ask if they have to take smaller, or no, profit to remain competitive globally. With no profit, who can stay in business: government is the only "business" not charged with making a profit. Is it possible the CARB could show some real leadership and NOT implement the regulatory statue until it can be PROVEN that there is a real threat? I think the CARB would benefit by searching for and listing to the people who: 1. have a formal education in science / engineering. 2. DO NOT work for the government 3. Have looked at the available research from all sides. I have much respect for those who accept the mantle of leader, but the politicians who made these decisions have insufficient scientific knowledge to do so. In short, they think they know more that they really do. A general comment: There is not enough time (60 minutes) alloted to comment sufficiently. There are specific actions cited in the draft that will cripple our industry. I will post them in the appropriate sub sectors.Reeves
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-01 16:52:54
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