Should the government regulate greenhouse-gas emissions?

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7/30/2008 4:30:24 PM

Set as news: False

7/12/2008 11:34:22 AM

Set as news: True

7/8/2008 11:26:37 AM

Set as news: True

7/8/2008 9:42:21 AM

Set as news: True

6/20/2008 10:28:35 AM

Set as news: False

6/5/2008 3:36:34 PM

Set as news: True

1/2/2007 12:25:30 PM

I think this works fine.

12/28/2006 5:07:44 PM

great

12/28/2006 4:20:33 PM

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12/28/2006 3:59:37 PM

issue revision:

per comments
Should the government regulate new vehicle emissions?
Yes
No

12/20/2006 10:19:58 AM

Haha.  Alright, cool.  Flip and a flop...

12/18/2006 4:47:30 PM

i changed my mind ... let's go back to greenhouse-gas emissions ...

let's do:

Should the government regulate greenhouse-gas emissions?

or

Should the E.P.A. regulate greenhouse gas-emissions?

or
approve both since you might think states should regulate emissions and not the E.P.A.

12/6/2006 10:55:30 AM

Do we need "new?"

12/4/2006 11:26:50 PM

Very impressive anticipation...

I'm all for it.

12/1/2006 8:45:02 AM

i got rid of "greenhouse gases" bc that seems like a lefty term.

i got rid of US so that other nations could relate to this issue.  also, i did not want to keep US bc some politicians might try to argue it's a states' rights issue and therefore the US implies that only the federal government should regulate emissions.

otherwise, i think we are ready to go on this one.  what does everyone else think?

12/1/2006 8:42:31 AM

issue revision:

minor revision
Should the U.S. regulate emissions of greenhouse gases in new vehicles?
Yes
No

11/30/2006 11:53:21 AM

Senator Boxer was quoted as saying "failure to reduce greenhouse gases will lead to economic decline and environmental ruin."  More ideas there...

11/30/2006 11:51:29 AM

Okay, I'm literally taking this right from this story today...

Washington Post


The Supreme Court yesterday cautiously confronted for the first time the issue of global warming, hearing a challenge to the Bush administration's refusal to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases in new vehicles.
Scalia, Roberts and Alito seemed to be most skeptical of attempts to reduce global warming.  Son of a...