Laslo Weger

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Laslo Weger

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An unaffiliated political blogger trying to find reason-based solutions to current political problems of the US. It seems more like tilting at windmills than blogging, as most politicians and almost all of the public reacts to political issues emotionally rather than rationally. (full display)

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Laslo Weger took a stand1:12 PM

The U.S. government should not increase the national gas mileage standard.

With the oil prices constantly rising, the market will take care of that. If that too long to wait, just increase the gas tax, the effect will be the ...

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Laslo Weger took a stand3:15 PM

The U.S. should not have signed the Kyoto Treaty.

The article posted by @Montalvo resonates with my feelings exactly.

38,578 opinions on this issue

Laslo Weger took a stand1:23 PM

The benefits of recycling outweigh the costs.

There is a neat analysis of environmental cost for paper, new versus recycled, at an environmental impact web site. So yes, if we consider all the cos...

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Laslo Weger took a stand1:16 PM

It is inconclusive to say there is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters.

This is a malformed question. There is no evidence that there is "rising intensity of natural disasters" in the first place.

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Laslo Weger took a stand9:09 PM

Plastic grocery bags should not be banned.

They actually use less resources to produce, and create less pollution. Click here Paper or plastic? for details.

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Laslo Weger took a stand8:35 PM

States should be allowed to adopt tougher fuel efficiency regulations than the federal standard.

I am pretty much for less federal involvement in everything. We are United STATES after all, not federales uber alles.

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Laslo Weger took a stand12:01 PM

Congress should raise the gas tax.

The gas is too cheap - higher gas prices would force US out of the Oil Age. And tax is just perfect way of doing that - the money stays in US instead ...

74 opinions on this issue

Laslo Weger took a stand9:06 PM

The European Union should tax imports from countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol.

This is one of a very few ways to give the Kyoto any teeth whatsoever. And so, if they said A, they should say B.

35 opinions on this issue

Laslo Weger took a stand6:32 PM

Car alarms should not be banned.

The minimal nuisance they introduce does not warrant yet another governmental control of our lives.

34 opinions on this issue

Laslo Weger took a stand4:38 PM

Congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling.

I postulate keeping "our" oil in the ground as long as possible. We should use other countries' oil first, and only then turn to using our reserves. ...

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Laslo Weger took a stand3:25 PM

The government should regulate greenhouse-gas emissions.

Unfortunately, the "tragedy of commons" situations are only fixed by a disaster or by governmental regulations. Even if it seems, at least for now, th...

17,139 opinions on this issue

Laslo Weger took a stand11:04 AM

The federal government should not release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Strategic Reserve is exactly that: reserve, to be released only in dire need (real war, natural disaster, etc.)

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Laslo Weger took a stand10:58 AM

The U.S. government should not provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars.

Free market takes care of that.

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Laslo Weger took a stand11:49 AM

The U.S. should not allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (ANWR).

We should use resources of others first, before we start using ours... I wrote a piece on that in my blog: http://laslo-blog.blogspot.com/2008/02/case...