This is the unveiling of a new segment here on the OldDogMom blog.
It will be called
"FRANK DISCUSSIONS"
in honor of my dear friend, Frank,
(from the dog run I frequent)
who, on occasion, may need to seek out more sources of information
and do a little fact-checking
(don't we all, sometimes?!)
This was a discussion we were having just before the election about what was actually said by the two candidates on the subject of "clean coal".
Here are some of your favorite "news" people weighing in as an extra bonus.
Enjoy!
On this rare occasion I agree with McCain!
- and once again here is the text of what Obama said:
"What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else's out there. I was the first to call for a 100% auction on the cap and trade system, which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases emitted would be charged to the polluter.... So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted. That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in solar, wind, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches. The only thing I've said with respect to coal, I haven't been some coal booster. What I have said is that for us to take coal off the table as an ideological matter, as opposed to saying if technology allows us to use coal in a clean way, we should pursue it."
If you really want it - an EXCELLENT source of more information (about many issues) can be found by watching Amy Goodman on DEMOCRACY NOW.
Below is an informed debate about the realities of "clean" coal technology
(better than the debate in the dog run, I promise!)
coming right up: a FRANK discussion about nuclear waste
and the French - au revoir!
see you soon, Chauncey.
I'll bring the frisbee.
love, Sasha
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