Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Mark Warner rapes the Earth

I emailed an acquaintance who works with Conservation International (A carbon offset organization) with the flight distance's for Mark Warners private plane he used for his announcement tour, She emailed me back with the CO2 emissions that were calculated for his flights, His emissions were 8.5 TONS of Carbon and about 420 Gallons of fuel.
Mark Warner uses more fuel in 2 days than I use in 10 Months.

Warners Energy Position:

"Governor Warner believes we need to bring a transformative change to our national energy policy. We need a fresh approach that invests in renewable energy and eliminates our dependence on foreign oil. By making these new investments, we can create millions of new world-class jobs here at home and make our nation more secure. A new energy policy will also help us take-on the threat of climate change, letting us reassert America’s moral standing in the world."

He preaches climate change and Foreign Oil Independence, While Flying around in his private plane spewing Carbon Dioxide into the air and burning countless gallons of fuel, Why if I believed in Global Warming I'd be downright militant.
But I Don't see Marshall and Gilmore jetting all over creation, If the GOP is out of touch with the environment than how come we practice what they preach,
Take President Bush for example, His ranch in Texas is one of the best examples of a "Green" home you can find,

Geothermal heat pumps located in a central closet circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet deep in the ground where the temperature is a constant 67 degrees; the water heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. Systems such as the one in this "eco-friendly" dwelling use about 25% of the electricity that traditional heating and cooling systems utilize.

A 25,000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater gathered from roof runs; wastewater from sinks, toilets and showers goes into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern. The water from the cistern is used to irrigate the landscaping surrounding the four-bedroom home. Plants and flowers native to the high prairie area blend the structure into the surrounding ecosystem.

His home is only 4,000 Sq Ft vs Al Gore and John Edwards 20,000+ Sq Ft houses and he has solar panels. Fortunately He's not so overbearingly full of himself as to scream this from the rooftops


And Guess which candidate has the longtime support of the Virginia League of Conservation Voter and the Sierra Club?
Well you would assume the Democrat right?

Wrong,
Its our very own Del. Bob Marshall, who shows the left is completely out of touch with reality, They live in the urban jungle and have no idea whats going on in Real Virginia, They can't understand that it's the Hunters that are protecting VA Wildlife and it's the incompetency of the Warner and Kaine appointed DGIF Bureaucracy that keep the Majestic Elk from once again roaming the Mountains of Virginia.
They don't understand that we need Nuclear and Clean Coal Power instead of White Elephants.
The Mark Warner's and Tim Kaine's of this world have no idea what needs to be done in the way of energy policy, If our gas prices are to come down then lets make electricity cheap (Thru Nuclear Power) and bring on the Plug-in Hybrids, The HAFC's, The Chevy Volt and the Hydrogen Cars.

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