tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post7040274230930899535..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: The biggest environmental threatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24809611697677502192008-09-10T20:24:00.000-07:002008-09-10T20:24:00.000-07:00The biggest environmental threat to our country ri...The biggest environmental threat to our country right now is the "clean coal" that BOTH candidates are touting. The EPA lists it as the biggest threat of our generation, and yet both candidates are pushing for coal as a viable "clean energy" resource. I just did a blog post about this. We need to get involved, demand different energy as consumers, and vote for a 3rd party. If we always vote for Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968565952676463618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14372450799292682442008-09-08T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-08T16:29:00.000-07:00Oh, okay... I take back my eye-rolling comment nev...Oh, okay... I take back my eye-rolling comment nevertheless, it was kinda rude. Maybe most Americans aren't really like Palin...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88242968342989401362008-09-08T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:50:00.000-07:00You are spot on, Crunchy! The information circula...You are spot on, Crunchy! The information circulating about her environmental record (etc) is really disturbing. If you're interested, check out http://planetpalin.wordpress.com/ for a daily rundown on the topic. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81756764780430606162008-09-08T07:18:00.000-07:002008-09-08T07:18:00.000-07:00Mazzajo - your comment was not deleted. I think Bl...Mazzajo - your comment was not deleted. I think Blogger just ate it.Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32895322063874214962008-09-08T05:02:00.000-07:002008-09-08T05:02:00.000-07:00My comment was deleted??!! All I was trying to say...My comment was deleted??!! All I was trying to say is that outside of America, we really have no clue how someone with such outspoken views about hunting and drilling is actually respected enough to make it to VP candidate... it's a mystery to many Australians - I really can't believe McCain and Co are even in the running, let alone polling well. This election determines more than just the fate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22804070812297877682008-09-07T09:49:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:49:00.000-07:00Frankly, I don't think either ticket can withstand...Frankly, I don't think either ticket can withstand the constant onslaught of the lobbyists from BIG OIL, BIG GAS, BIG MONEY. It's truly sad. The next administration, alas, will be constantly hounded by these interests! I'm hoping Obama can at least stand up for his principles. The future of our planet is at stake. Personally, I've moved to a raw foods diet (NO meat, milk, cheese, eggs) and I'm Cheryl Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211625006758463474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24043530897884693652008-09-06T13:04:00.000-07:002008-09-06T13:04:00.000-07:00I agree with you 100% - this is a terrifying situa...I agree with you 100% - this is a terrifying situation we're in. I also agree with Sharon who said, " But I think the biggest environmental danger facing us isn't McCain/Palin, but ourselves.". To a certain extent Sharon is right. If this country votes for another 4 years of the Bush administration we will probably be killing our planet once and for all.<BR/><BR/>Last night we watched "Arctic Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015536425586629563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6116154131822123362008-09-05T22:57:00.000-07:002008-09-05T22:57:00.000-07:00"Drill, baby, drill" made my stomach turn. And the..."Drill, baby, drill" made my stomach turn. And then, Palin used "heal the earth" in a sarcastic put down of Obama, and I was nauseous.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299420943796924888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25478088728232501962008-09-05T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-05T13:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for this, Crunchy. As a Christian, it remin...Thanks for this, Crunchy. As a Christian, it reminds me how far the republican party has to go toward earth stewardship. <BR/>I had been reading the flip-side, and everyone was discussing one issue--abortion. While I agree with the bloggers on their stance on it, there's a hell of a lot more to worry about, isn't there? I'm not a "one-issue" woman, so thanks for reminding me that there are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68383323551229258982008-09-05T08:20:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:20:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you're discussing this and that I'm no...I'm so glad you're discussing this and that I'm not alone in my fear. I watched as much of the RNC as I could stomach. How did McCain get elected as Senator even? If I have to spend the next 4 years, or God forbid, more years listening to the mean, snide comments of Sarah Palin I just don't know what I will do. I need to find more likeminded people to keep my spirits up until Nov or can't Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400044463689447933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28232839250459238672008-09-05T06:21:00.000-07:002008-09-05T06:21:00.000-07:00Thanks to Kim for the first-hand details. While I...Thanks to Kim for the first-hand details. While I had personally known only two or more Alaskans and a couple from Vancouver, I'm clearly no expert on the Alaskan mind. When I lived in the Pacific Northwest, I hung with an environmentally-conscious crowd; so, my perspective must've been biased. I stand corrected.<BR/><BR/>In response to our hostess, yes, I have read Kunstler. (Good catch!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8956354502191533002008-09-04T22:39:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:39:00.000-07:00Great post Crunchy! People need to consider all t...Great post Crunchy! People need to consider all the issues in voting and as many mentioned think about the long term effects. What sort of world do we want to grow old in? What sort of world do we want to leave the next generation? <BR/><BR/>I also agree though that in some ways we are killing ourselves because if people would wake up and realize the long term consequences of our environmentalSadrakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543524437874174529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13425048410724477032008-09-04T19:04:00.000-07:002008-09-04T19:04:00.000-07:00When did bulldogs become "mean" and "meanspirited"...When did bulldogs become "mean" and "meanspirited"?? Those are human traits!<BR/><BR/>And Alana, you have a choice - you can choose to vote for the sort of world you want to live in, rather than for your own hip-pocket.From the lion's mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269847882599124126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38503543560737635952008-09-04T18:47:00.000-07:002008-09-04T18:47:00.000-07:00I don't agree. Try to refrain from throwing bleach...I don't agree. Try to refrain from throwing bleach on me:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42006697302448714802008-09-04T18:36:00.000-07:002008-09-04T18:36:00.000-07:00I too am terrified by this election. The chants o...I too am terrified by this election. The chants of "Drill, Baby, Drill!" during Guiliani's speech earlier in the evening horrified me. I just have a very bad feeling...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49532459248355979682008-09-04T17:53:00.000-07:002008-09-04T17:53:00.000-07:00No, Lynn. This isn't a conservative bashing site. ...No, Lynn. This isn't a conservative bashing site. This is a conservation site. And if the conservatives have lost their ability to conserve well, then, that's not my fault.<BR/><BR/>If the Republicans were proposing an environmentally friendly platform I wouldn't have to do these types of posts.Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68265456788169127662008-09-04T17:01:00.000-07:002008-09-04T17:01:00.000-07:00Goodbye, Crunchy. I thought we had more in common...Goodbye, Crunchy. I thought we had more in common, but I guess this is more of a conservative bashing site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33112972378333340062008-09-04T16:53:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:53:00.000-07:00I'm Canadian. I had shivers of revulsion this mor...I'm Canadian. I had shivers of revulsion this morning when I heard clips of Palin's speech on the radio. The fact that she thinks being a "bulldog" wearing liptstick is a GOOD thing, is enough to make me want to curl up and die. When did being mean and mean-spirited become a sought-after leadership trait? <BR/><BR/>Please do everyone get out and vote, and drag your non-voting friends and Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73253098643966900522008-09-04T16:20:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:20:00.000-07:00You are so right - and I'm Australian! I was just...You are so right - and I'm Australian! I was just thinking yesterday that I wish we too could vote because who is in power in the US has such an influence over the whole world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65359536641240915682008-09-04T15:02:00.000-07:002008-09-04T15:02:00.000-07:00@ Jim. I'm an Alaskan and you couldn't be more wro...@ Jim. I'm an Alaskan and you couldn't be more wrong about your assumptions concerning Sarah and her husband.<BR/><BR/>First of all Todd Palin (the husband) is only 1/4 quarter Yupik. Yes, still enough to count...but also enough to be pretty disconnected from any of his traditional heritage, especially since he grew up in Wasilla (no where near the home territory of the Yupik people.) Second, He Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877639327788299519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85527833898052392922008-09-04T14:48:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:48:00.000-07:00It's just too bad. I'd really like to vote for a ...It's just too bad. I'd really like to vote for a woman. But not that one.<BR/><BR/>I appathetic about this election. Obama will win my state and my delegates, so what't the point. I don't particularly like either of them, but oh well.Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68683069150251075842008-09-04T14:30:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:30:00.000-07:00Spare a thought for those of us on the other side ...Spare a thought for those of us on the other side of the Atlantic who are not just watching the election campaign with, frankly, more interest than we did our own (I'm from Ireland), but also can't do a damn thing about it! I remember how shocked everyone was when Bush got in for a second term - we honestly thought it couldn't happen.<BR/><BR/>Environmentally speaking, I think you're talking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63908621228207160012008-09-04T14:01:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:01:00.000-07:00Much as I would like to agree, I think you are wro...Much as I would like to agree, I think you are wrong. Our biggest threat is too many people with access to too many cheap goodies. Our biggest problem is plentiful oil and the fact that we figured out how to get it and use it.<BR/><BR/>Bush, McCain, Obama, etc. play a very small role in all this. There isn't much they can do about it. As long as we remain so successful and breed so plentifully, Frank Eeckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164129154877376179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2995582382986715382008-09-04T12:48:00.000-07:002008-09-04T12:48:00.000-07:00You can still see the Noonan post on The Huffingto...You can still see the Noonan post on The Huffington Post. Check this out.<BR/><BR/>http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=184086<BR/> <BR/>dianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85611670184610145832008-09-04T11:57:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:57:00.000-07:00First time poster here. I am so glad you decided t...First time poster here. I am so glad you decided to address this. Although I do believe deforestation, among others are the biggest threats. I feel that McCain/Palin are a HUGE threat, too. Anyone in any government office is in actuality, it doesn't stop with just the president and vp. <BR/><BR/>More folks need to look at the big picture and realize the damage we are creating for our children andMommy Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173754017476719601noreply@blogger.com