Bruce Daniels
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During World War II, when the U.S. faced a mortal threat to its very existence, the government imposed rationing -- in particular, gasoline rationing. I believe that the time has come again for gasoline rationing.
Gasoline rationing would accomplish a number of things:
I hope that you will support my proposal.
- It would emphasize the seriousness of the situation.
- It would reduce the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere.
- It would encourage the use of public transit.
- It would encourage the development of alternative forms of transportation and power sources.
- It would make almost everyone a participant in the fight against climate change.
Where's your proposal?? WHO gets "exemptions"?? Does this shut down NASCAR races? Do farmers get stuck 1/3 the way thru the plowing? Do airplanes have to GLIDE into their destinations??
But more importantly, all this sacrifice you're asking for here -- HOW MUCH of a decrease will there be in the 0.6DegC warming that's occurred during your lifetime? You feel that heat daily do you???
My proposal is gasoline rationing. I don't have all the details. When it was done during World War 2, I think there were about 5 levels of rations, depending on your job and your needs. Presumably, people would have the right to appeal the ration level they're assigned. And yeah, maybe it would shut down NASCAR races, or at least reduce them. (I did say that everybody would hate my idea.) I'm not sure how you claim to know that 0.6 Deg C warming occurred during MY lifetime, but the point is this: Either climate change is a global threat to our way of life, human civilization, and life on Earth -- or it isn't. If it isn't, then just carry on the way you have. But if it IS, then we'd better start acting like it.