tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8754970744701237879..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Climate Hard, Health Care EasyJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-70695340814460452112010-02-23T10:24:34.934-06:002010-02-23T10:24:34.934-06:00With climate change, the concept "Global Warm...With climate change, the concept "Global Warming" has to be paired with the public's physical perception of contemporaneous local warming -- James Hanson's appearance before Congress during a heat wave was very successful at gaining support, where the siting of the Copenhagen conference in December in Denmark was simply stupid. Successful passage of climate change legislation should be timed to coincide with the hurricane season - September - and hopefully with a heat wave in Washington.DemFromLexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-87613499889678132942010-02-22T15:51:06.514-06:002010-02-22T15:51:06.514-06:00Obama tried doing the "green jobs" sell,...Obama tried doing the "green jobs" sell, but it clearly can't beat the default perception people have of it.<br /><br />I can see why, because even though I'm enviro myself, I didn't buy the green jobs argument. Methinks too many of those jobs are temporary or replace an existing not-green job. I like all the benefits from doing it, I just don't buy the jobs one.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-45399110599626099422010-02-22T15:34:50.058-06:002010-02-22T15:34:50.058-06:00These are especially tough times for passing clima...These are especially tough times for passing climate change legislation. The environment tends to be a "luxury good" issue -- people worry about it when they are comfortable and have their more immediate needs met. That's not the case now.Richard Skinnernoreply@blogger.com