Morality and Politics of Climate Change

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Friday April 30, 2010 · 9:19 AM PDT

2010/04/30 · 09:19

In so far as all morality is fundamentally based on preservation, betterment and continuation of life, there is no higher morality than environmentalism.

All religions pale in comparison.

Morality, when associated with religion, is limited and parochial. It is primarily focused on preservation, betterment and continuation of humans, but not all humans, only those following a particular belief system.

Even when it pretends to extend beyond that parochial realm – for example, “Love thy neighbor” and “Thou shalt not kill”, religious morality is limited to human life.

Environmentalism, on the other hand, encompasses preservation, betterment and continuation of all life, and, therefore, is the highest level of morality.

It being the highest morality, it is not a surprise that the vast majority of Republicans oppose and mock environmentalism.

Now on to politics of Climate Change.

HumeSkeptic

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Thursday April 29, 2010 · 10:30 AM PDT

2010/04/29 · 10:30

UPDATE:

"WASHINGTON — A top adviser to President Barack Obama says no new oil drilling will be authorized until authorities learn what caused the explosion of the rig Deepwater Horizon."
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“…on Wednesday, he (Senator Harry Reid) told reporters that the climate change bill would probably come before immigration because that legislation had already been drafted.”
http://www.nytimes.com/...

Earlier, as some might recall, Senator Reid had indicated that immigration bill might precede the Climate Change (CC) bill, prompting Senator Lindsey Graham to withhold his support for the CC bill.

It seems likely that the CC bill will be introduced soon after they wrap up the Financial Reform bill.
Now, to the topic of the offshore oil spill, President Obama’s recent decision to open up more offshore drilling, and the politics of the CC bill.

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Friday February 12, 2010 · 3:09 PM PST

2010/02/12 · 15:09

That is the headline on the main thread at Huffington Post - the latest of hit pieces to appear on that web site. Here is the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

The article is by Paul Blumenthal, describing the deal Obama Administration made with the Pharmaceutical companies. There is not that much wrong with the article, except that it is being used by Huffington Post as a hit piece on Obama.

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