David asks…
A question for swing state and undecided voters?
How will you make your decision for US President?
Suggestions:
-Filter out the gutter rhetoric and lies from both sides.
-Choose who you think is best able to calm and correct the economic crisis.
-Choose who you think will deal most effectively on a global scale.
-Choose who you think is more capable of rebuilding our national image and stature in the world.
-Choose who will work harder to assure our personal freedoms.
-Choose who will be most effective at maintaining our national security both domestically and militarily.
-Choose who is more dedicated to the ecological and environmental issues the world faces.
Best of luck.
The Expert answers:
Sounds like Obama to me! 🙂
Also, another piece of advice… Don’t let single emotional issues, to which there is no governmental solution, affect your judgement regarding foreign policy, war, economics, safety and well-being of our citizens as a whole.
Mark asks…
We’ve got ISSUES in our lives…?
Whats are the biggest Governmental, Social, political (and/or) Environmental issuses facing us today in the US? State your argument and if u r for the affirmative or against it… I need to get back on track with the rest of the world so I thought this may help. Thanks to everyone who replied…
The Expert answers:
We need to eliminate the need to have candidates receive contributions from special interest groups to get elected. The candidates need to depend on our vote and not money from the various business sectors. One of the reasons we are in the trouble we are in today is the lobbying by the mortgage industry. What about the changes in bankruptcy law? If you are stuck with a bad student loan, you owe your soul to the company store. I wonder who was for that change?
Susan asks…
SUV’s SUCK? Don’t they?
They SUCK Gas, they SUCK in general…as do Hummers…if you do drive a Hummer are you overcompensating for something small?
Do you believe that in these times, when environmental issues have an effect on us all, when a large protion of the violence in the Middle East is a result of our fight to obtain as much oil as possible, when these bigger vehicles are responsible for guzzling more gas and causing double the amount of road accidents since their inception than any other vehichle, even four door sedans, that driving an SUV, especially a Hummer, is political, socially, and personally irresponsible?
Seeing Clearly? That’s a laughable screename if there ever was one. You see so clear that you can’t even answer my question. This is not a partisan question. The environment and public health is EVERYONE’s issue. But, as I can see from a lot of your answers, you do not care about others, Well, other than immigration reform..I wonder if that was a concern to you BEFORE the Bush administration used as a devisive tool to rally support from it’s base?
The Expert answers:
I agree! Buy prius’ and hybrids!
Robert asks…
Is it fair to say BP caused the worst environmental disaster?
Is not every single person who participates in the oil-based economy (that would be all of us) also responsible?
Who allowed off-shore drilling? Are not the consumers whose govenments agreed to allow off-shore drilling responsible?
What oversight is there on the off-shore rigs? Did OSHA send out safety inspectors? Or did American people and others say, please go ahead and drill in the ocean for oil and make sure you get it to us at as cheap of a price as possible?
How to look at this issue of responsibility fairly to all involved? What is Muslim view?
The Expert answers:
With reference to BP , do you know how much pollution the US puts into the sky each week ? That was one reason the USA refused to sign up for anti pollution agreements.
Iraq is covered in depleted Uranium from armour piercing shells from US tanks [and British] , this is causing high rates of deformity and cancers in new born babies. Far more worrying than oil.
The USA refuses to sign the Kyoto Protocol. [virtually on its own]
Linda asks…
environment questions (outside US)?
i need to ask someone who has lived or is living in a country outside of the USA these 14 questions for a class and don’t have anyone to ask. hope someone can help 🙂
1. What country did you live in and for how long?
2. Does your country have a natural resource agency and an
environmental protection agency? Do these agencies have
rigorous environmental policies?
3. What are the key environmental issues in your country?
4. How do these issues affect your country?
5. Were you affected as an individual by environmental issues?
6. What is being done to solve these environmental issues?
7. What factors have interfered with solving these issues?
8. Is population growth a key concern in your country? Explain.
9. Does your country have a recycling program?
10. What is the status of air and water quality in your country?
11. What is the status of forest and wildlife resources in your country?
12. Is mismanagement of soil a concern in your country? Explain?
13. What is the status of energy resources in your country?
14. Does global warming pose any potential threat to your country?
The Expert answers:
1. I was born in Canada, have lived in many different places and I deal with the environmental regulations in many different countries because of the equipment I build.
2. Canada has a Federal Ministry of the Environment, plus eight or ten Provincial Environment ministries. Our guidelines are built around the USA EPA but specific places, like the Tar Sands, get specific rules for water, soil and air quality.
3. Water quality, air quality. These are the key environmental issues in Canada right now.
4. It’s not so much the ‘issues’ as the government regulations which determine what kind of process plant can be built, how much industrial development is allowed in an area, how big a refinery can be, and all those things slow down economic growth. It is a fine line between environmentally responsible government and a government which kills its economy while trying to reduce pollution through taxation and micromanagement of development.
5. It’s part of my job but everyone is affected in some way by the environment and our governments policies and rules.
6. Canada is actually going backwards. We no longer hope to meet our Kyoto Accord goals and it is fair to ask just how far we will slump when dealing with forestry, hydrocarbon resources and mining. Money talks, greenpeace walks.
7. Money is the primary factor; money from other countries is the worst because in order to attract outside investment in Canadian resources, our government makes horrible concessions.
8. Population in Canada is an issue only because there are so few people and such a vast area across which to travel, ship goods and communicate.
9. Canada has a great re-cycle program in its’ major cities but nothing in rural areas, and we have a lot of rural areas.
10. Our ‘environment’ is broken up into zones that are based on geographic area and population density. Overall Canada has good water and clear air however specific zones (Ft. Mc Murray, Sarina) are very bad off.
11. Western forests are threatened by insects that are becoming more of a threat as the climate warms. Forests across the country are becoming dryer and there are many more fires. New species of flora and fauna are moving into Canada from the USA because of climate change and this is hard on our indigenous species.
12. Soil management has been an issue since the 1920’s when our prairies were turned to dust and all the top soil blew away. Now there are excellent land use guidelines which prevent soil degradation and loss, however nothing really deals with run-off of nitrogen and chemical laden water into our streams and lakes.
13. We have more energy than we have demand so much of our energy resources are exported to the USA, China, Japan, Europe, etc. See answers to 6. & 7.
14. What threatens Canada also threatens Russia, Europe and China because we all have similar weather patterns. Right now the Arctic is warming up faster than Toronto or Montreal and this leads to melting permafrost which releases methane and CO2 into the atmosphere. Because many towns and small cities in Canada are built on permafrost, buildings are collapsing and traditional hunting and fishing lands are disappearing into the ocean. Most of the answers given here have something to do with global warming.
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