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Alan Augustson

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Green Party Candidate U.S. House of Representatives Fifth District of Illinois http://augustson2008.usmore...

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There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters.

 Stand Taken 11/6/2008 11:40 AM

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Alan Augustson
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Governments should not create mandatory recycling programs.

This is not helpful. Reducing our consumption -- that's what we have to do.

 Stand Taken 8/3/2008 6:51 PM

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The U.S. can meet all of its energy demands within 10 years through carbon-free sources.

Or, even if it cannot, it should proceed to meet absolutely every possible demand carbon-free and sustainably.

 Stand Taken 8/3/2008 6:35 PM

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The deployment of National Guard members overseas has significantly affected the ability of the government to respond to Katrina.

There are plenty of active and reserve units that the National Guard need never have been activated. Control of National Guard units, including troops, weapons and real estate, needs to revert to the...

 Stand Taken 6/20/2008 1:23 AM

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Congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling.

Opening ANWR to drilling will not yield nearly enough oil to affect prices, or to wean us from foreign oil.

 Stand Taken 6/20/2008 1:19 AM

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Prior to Katrina, local and federal authorities knew the breaching of the levees was possible.

Absolutely. Ask Dr. Ivor van Heerden at LSU -- he knew that a Cat-4 hurricane would turn Orleans Parish into a ten-foot-deep toxic lake.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:13 PM

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Expanded ethanol production will have a negative effect on the economy.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:13 PM

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Expanded ethanol production will have a negative overall impact on the environment.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:12 PM

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Climate change will have a negative effect on the economy.

CATASTROPHIC negative effect.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:12 PM

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The U.S. government should provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:12 PM

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The EPA does not effectively protect the environment.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:12 PM

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The U.S. should have signed the Kyoto Treaty.

However, it must be made clear that the Kyoto Treaty does not go nearly far enough to prevent a climate catastrophe.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:12 PM

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Global warming is a problem that humans must take actions to address.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:11 PM

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Global warming is a problem primarily caused by humans; higher average temperatures are partly or entirely the result of human actions.

 Stand Taken 5/22/2008 2:11 PM

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The carbon tax system would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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