Curbelo (R-FL) Draws Attention To 4% Of House GOP Who Acknowledge Validity Of Climate Science

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Oh, and "Market Solutions". And Technology.

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By promoting clean energy as a way to thoughtfully manage the potential risk of climate change, we are laying the foundation for its eventual mitigation. The progress already seen in the development of new energy technologies disproves the notion that centralized power is the only practical solution to addressing climate change, affirming that every problem cannot be solved through the rulemaking of a heavy-handed bureaucracy.

To efficiently and effectively address this issue, we need an approach that is market-based as opposed to one driven by an increase in top-down government regulation. Enacting policies that encourage the private sector to invest, not only in general infrastructure projects, but long-term visionary technologies, will lead to economic prosperity and environmental sustainability. Tax incentives for developing energy sources like solar, wind and hydropower are just one way of encouraging America’s innovators to develop advanced solutions. And this energy transition cannot exclude low-income Americans.

Last month I joined 10 of my House colleagues in introducing a resolution that calls for increased environmental stewardship through economically viable solutions to address changes in our climate. It is vital for Congress to acknowledge the reality of climate change as a legitimate issue requiring feasible solutions, and we need leaders on both sides of the aisle to pursue policies that will make a difference. I am confident this House resolution takes an important first step in seeking outcomes that make America a healthier, safer and more prosperous place.

I understand the reluctance that some of my Congressional colleagues and fellow Americans have about investing in renewable energy sources to address a problem whose impacts are not immediately noticeable. However, accelerating clean energy efforts in the present will minimize the risk of serious climate-change effects and overbearing regulations in the future. This cannot be viewed as only a “coastal” issue, as it will inevitably become a global burden for future generations.

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http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article41324724.html

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1. "a problem whose impacts are not immediately noticeable"?

What planet does this guy live on? Certainly not mine.

Whatever. "Promoting green energy" appears the new mantra for marginal economic programs designed to subsidize constituent incomes, being said in the face of the near-term catastrophe coming straight at us like a runaway freight train.

Maybe just maybe we need to stop the train, you know, all carbon-based activities, regardless the pain. People say "we need the same society-wide effort as we saw during WW2" -- okay, when do we start? Is anyone actually aware of what needs to be done -- is anyone willing to sign up for that? I sure don't see it, hell, we can't even get the Rich Countries to foot the bill for climate justice, how can we get people to junk their Chevrolets?