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On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 7:03:06 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
wsnell01 wrote:
On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 4:23:39 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
wsnell01 wrote:

The AGW laws that you would enact would virtually guarantee that future
generations would NOT have a "reasonable lifestyle." Pity you can't see that.

Perhaps you would condescend to inform me what those laws are?

I say we don't find out, but some possibilities a

Draconian fuel economy standards,
You mean the standards other countries already use.

You mean the standards that make cars cost-prohibitive for some.

No, the standards that make them economical and safe to run.

fuel taxes

Excellent idea!

We use them to pay for roads.

Guzzler taxes

Fuel taxes should take care of that

Fuel taxes do not seem to be preventing the sale of UK guzzlers.

They have reduced sales a lot.

restrictions (usually unequally applied, of course) as to when, where
and if one can drive

Stupid idea - usually favouring the rich

Yet the sort of thing that one might see in authoritarian areas such as the UK.

No there are no such rules in the UK. Authoritarian rules, like jay walking
laws would be ignored by the freedom loving British.

ridiculous standards for new building construction
You mean decent insulation standards - good idea

No, I mean new standards for water heaters that requiring remodeling of
the utility spaces in small townhouses and condos and limitations on
window sizes, to give two examples. Insulation pays for itself, rapidly.

You need to stop your population accepting such authoritarian rules. They
are too concerned about guns to look at the real erosions of their freedom.
But maybe the water heaters are bad. Vath seems think it takes days to
start s boiler. The most common heaters in the UK, condensing combi-
boilers heat water on demand and don't have a hot water storage tank.


curfews an American solution. I can't recall such a thing in the UK unless in a riot.

Same here.

checkpoints

A good idea for trucks, not necessary for other vehicles

Agreed, but leftists LOVE that sort of thing.

Where do you get such stupid ideas.

rolling blackouts

Likely in the US because of your inefficient power grid but not a way to
ensure future fuel efficiency.

Unlikely in the US, so long as enough fossil plants remain on-line.

The term brownout is American not British.

http://www.theguardian.com/environme...new-technology

Intrusive inspections

What do you mean by this?

Exactly what it says. The UK, lacking a Constitution is vulnerable to such things.

Nonsense.

renewable subsidies

Useful as a startup measure but not long-term.

When/if we need renewables, we'll probably get the equipment from the Chinese.

cars-for-clunkers

Stupid idea

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/b...get-extension/

Stupid idea.

Import quotas

I thought you were a capitalist. Have you never heard of the benefits of
free trade?

That's why I am against import quotas and against subsidies.

Unlike most of your compatriots.