David Oatney - Environment

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States should be allowed to adopt tougher fuel efficiency regulations than the federal standard. This is entirely the purview of the States.

The U.S. government should not provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars. It is for the consumer, not the government, to define what constitutes fuel efficiency

Plastic grocery bags should not be banned. It is nobody's damn business who uses what kind of grocery bag!

Polar bears should not be listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Government should not regulate mercury levels in the environment. In some cases, it is not really possible to regulate mercury levels.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management should not euthanize wild horses to curb overpopulation. Absolutely not! The bureau should do what it has done for some time-sell the mustangs to those who could properly care for, train, and domesticate them. They are an important part of our national heritage.

The benefits of recycling outweigh the costs. By and large, yes-with a few exceptions

The deployment of National Guard members overseas has significantly affected the ability of the government to respond to Katrina. Without question

The European Union should not tax imports from countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The EU may do as it pleases...but it would only hurt its collective self through such a measure.

Congress should lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. Those unwilling to consider this option do not seem to care that much of the country is in an economic crisis that is directly related to our dependence on foreign oil.

Prior to Katrina, local and federal authorities knew the breaching of the levees was possible. Without question

The federal government should release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Anything to aid the economy at this critical time.

The U.S. should expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. This needs to be done if you actually want the price of gas to come down.

The U.S. government should increase the national gas mileage standard. This could help decrease fuel costs in the long run.

The EPA does not effectively protect the environment. It never has, it is a waste.

The U.S. should allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The country is floating on oil-we need to extract it and save not only ourselves from high fuel prices, but also from the higher food prices due to the cost of fuel needed to harvest our food.

There is not a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. Since we've only recently begun to measure "intensity" from a historical point of view, there is no real way to know this, and so such we cannot rightly assume it to be the case.

The government should not regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. I agree that greenhouse gas emmissions are a problem, but there is only so much the government can do without inhibiting economic growth and increasing food and fuel prices even further.

Expanded ethanol production will have a negative overall impact on the environment. The price of food will go through the roof.

Al Gore should not win the Nobel Peace Prize. What science did Al do? He invented the internet, and now he proved global warming?

Global warming is not a problem primarily caused by humans; there is no conclusive evidence that the Earth is warming unnaturally.

Global warming cannot be stopped.

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

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

Racism may have affected the government response to Katrina, but if it was a factor, it was a tangential one.

We can expect a loss of political points from the administration's planning and response.

UNKNOWN: Which plan would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

UNKNOWN: What effect will expanded ethanol production have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Can the U.S. meet all of its energy demands within 10 years through carbon-free sources?

UNKNOWN: What effect will climate change have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Should U.S permit commercial logging in national forests?

UNKNOWN: Should governments create mandatory recycling programs?

UNKNOWN: Is reducing meat consumption an effective way to combat global warming?

UNKNOWN: Was the government well-prepared to respond to Katrina?

UNKNOWN: Should landfills be privatized?

UNKNOWN: Should current air pollution laws be changed?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress raise the gas tax?

UNKNOWN: What effect do air pollution laws have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Is buying a used conventional engine car more environmentally friendly than buying a new hybrid?

UNKNOWN: Should car alarms be banned?