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States should be allowed to adopt tougher fuel efficiency regulations than the federal standard. Esp since the Fed gov is not willing to do so - maybe it can be done by proxy ... :)

Governments should create mandatory recycling programs.

Plastic grocery bags should be banned.

The U.S. should not permit commercial logging in national forests. They should be maintained and managed, not logged.

It is inconclusive to say there is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. that is hard to say. there is no hard evidence to date. however, with the iceshelves breaking off and melting we are about to see more of a direct link ...

Climate change will have a negative effect on the economy. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/economic_impacts.htm

The benefits of recycling outweigh the costs. Absolutely! If it is cost benefit in it, it is because corporations do not support it or want it.

The U.S. cannot meet all of its energy demands within 10 years through carbon-free sources. No not at our present understanding and unwillingness of corporations to embrace alternative sources of energy development and use.

Expanded ethanol production will have a neutral effect on the economy. Too early to tell. It involves research to farming (et al) to synthesis to application to production to use ... we still really have not established a true need or desire to implement it with certainty. Using alternative energy is still a mindset most Ame

Polar bears should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Every plant, animal and rock in Alaska should be put on the endangered list.

The carbon tax system would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They hate it when you eat into their profit margin, esp if you don't allow them to raise the price of their product or services, don't allow then to restructure, lay off employees or outsource!

The EPA does not effectively protect the environment. Bought, signed, sealed and delivered by the very companies they are supposed to oversee and protect us from! Another government run institution that needs, a long, deep, and in this case, painful enema.

The U.S. government should provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars. For me it like asking for incentives to create better technology in general. However, the money comes after their R&D and the proof of their labors has shown fruit, not before.

Global warming cannot be stopped. Nope, not if we took at the natural order of life and the cycle of ecology and environment this earth has been going through for millions of years. Can we stop our part of hastening global warming? Nope! It simply is not profitable (in the words of capita

The federal government should not release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NO! That is just what the oil cartels would want us to do. We need to reduce our consumption. Easy to say, hard to do. It is very similar to a person who is grossly overweight and needs to loose weight. It can not happen over night it takes a change in pe

The U.S. government should increase the national gas mileage standard. It should also be mandated that all gasoline/diesel combustion engines use the latest technology available to reduce emissions, increase reliability and obtain the most miles per gallon used. This mandate should be followed on an annual or technologically

The U.S. should not expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. NO! It is the one of the most ecologically sensitive and dangerous areas on earth. I'd drill in Alaska first (NOT!!) before I'd put more infrastructure in the path of mother nature.

The government should regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. It should be done aggressively and taken straight out of the profits of those companies that do commit these crimes against nature and man, then not allowed to raise their prices on product or services. I'd like to see the government fine them, heavily, a

The U.S. should have signed the Kyoto Treaty. Without a doubt. We may not be the biggest culprit (Russia and China are far out ahead of us), but to not do so just is another form of short-sighted, political suicide and secular rationalism that got us into this mess in the first place.

Global warming is a problem primarily caused by humans; higher average temperatures are partly or entirely the result of human actions. Geologically speaking, from the research I've done over the past twenty years, humans at present are guilty of speeding up the process in which earth corrects itself through a cycle or pattern of renewal and regeneration. Certain large-scale events contri

Global warming is a problem that humans must take actions to address. We are a culture of quick fixes and short-term results. Our future depends on our actions today, history has us that! Our children will have no future if we think the selfish, greedy government and corporate bastards care about the future!

The U.S. should not allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (ANWR). NO! NO! NO! Destroy one of the most beautiful and awesome places in our country and perhaps the entire world? Absolutely not!

Congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. NO! NO! NO! - This is a knee-jerk reaction to the economic crisis at present. Our ecology is more important that our economics.

UNKNOWN: What overall impact will expanded ethanol production have on the environment?

UNKNOWN: Prior to Katrina, did the local and federal authorities know the breaching of the levees was possible?

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

UNKNOWN: Has racism affected the government response to Katrina?

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 government regulate mercury levels in the environment?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress raise the gas tax?

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

UNKNOWN: Should Al Gore win the Nobel Peace Prize?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. Bureau of Land Management euthanize wild horses to curb overpopulation?

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

UNKNOWN: What political impact can we expect from the administration's planning and response?

UNKNOWN: Should the European Union tax imports from countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

UNKNOWN: Has the deployment of National Guard members overseas affected the ability of the government to respond to Katrina?

UNKNOWN: Should car alarms be banned?