Republican lawmaker: Reducing carbon emissions will kill all the trees and plants

[Soph0571]

A Republican lawmaker in Colorado believes that environmental measures to reduce carbon emissions will kill off plant life. During during a talk radio appearance last week, state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg explained why he opposed efforts to curb the emission of greenhouse gases by taxing them.

“So, you know, when we talk about carbon dioxide and those type of things, actually, those are important to agriculture and to the balance of nature,” he explained. “Trees and plants use carbon dioxide to create oxygen. It’s part of their process. And it’s nature’s way to make things work. So I guess my argument to those enviros that want less carbon is, ‘Here, you want to kill all the trees and plants.'”

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/republican-lawmaker-reducing-carbon-emissions-will-kill-all-the-trees-and-plants/|

Who the hell votes for an idiot like this???

[Vinca]

1. Oh, for heaven's sake. Hope he takes a walk off the side of the earth.

[RainCaster]

2. Evidence of legal pot at work

Or just an everyday GOP dude.

[Stargazer99]

3. It just shows how easy it is to manipulate the general public

what do scientist say about this? I am talking about InDEPENDENT scientist
Someone ought to tell this fount of "knowledge" it is time to control the destruction of our forest by business. But of course business is sacred to hell with living things

[Angry Dragon]

4. state idiot

[eShirl]

5. plants didn't evolve until the Industrial Revolution was well underway, apparently

[chaking53]

6. the polls have been proving OVER 35% are idiots

[GoCubsGo]

7. The stupid. It burns.

No, you imbecile. What kills the trees is the clear-cutting of our forests by corporations you have permitted to rape and pillage our resources.

[Hortensis]

8. Standard mind-pickling technique. People are now seeing trees die,

so time to change from claiming there's no greenhouse gas effect to claiming there's not enough.

[tecelote]

9. 'Kinda like you needing water to live.

Jump in a lake and let's see how long you last.

[BobsYourUncle]

10. Who the hell votes for an idiot like this???

More idiots.

[DDySiegs]

11. Plants, Animals and People Need Water Too

which explains why people in the Houston area were sooo fortunate to have 50 inches of rain in 2 or 3 days last summer from Hurricane Harvey. Good for the fishies and squitos as well!!

[CousinIT]

12. Well his goddamned skull is evidently vacuum-packed. Not even an air molecule in there.

So maybe that explains -- something. Hmm?

[dembotoz]

13. This is why it's hard to discuss climate change...shit for brains

Hard to be rational with non rational fools.
No common start point