Comments on: The UAE is the new USA http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Sun, 27 May 2012 19:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Tully http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44268 Tully Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:01:13 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44268 You can start where Mr. Stickings leaves off, where the reporter says things that aren't true. To wit: <blockquote>The United States is no longer bound by Kyoto, which the Bush administration rejected after taking office in 2001.</blockquote> As I pointed out, the US has NEVER been "bound by Kyoto." And Kyoto wasn't "rejected" by the Bush admin, but rejected by the US Senate in 1997. <em>Unanimously.</em> Bush wasn't President then. Of course, in determining the editorialism content, one could just count the adjectives and such. When the writer can't get past the first paragraph without using the phrases "squandering the earth's natural resources" and "the ravenous consumption of Americans," it's a Really Big Clue that impartiality and fact-seeking take a back seat to the author's agenda. You can start where Mr. Stickings leaves off, where the reporter says things that aren’t true. To wit:

The United States is no longer bound by Kyoto, which the Bush administration rejected after taking office in 2001.

As I pointed out, the US has NEVER been “bound by Kyoto.” And Kyoto wasn’t “rejected” by the Bush admin, but rejected by the US Senate in 1997. Unanimously. Bush wasn’t President then.

Of course, in determining the editorialism content, one could just count the adjectives and such. When the writer can’t get past the first paragraph without using the phrases “squandering the earth’s natural resources” and “the ravenous consumption of Americans,” it’s a Really Big Clue that impartiality and fact-seeking take a back seat to the author’s agenda.

]]> By: Chuck Prez http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44196 Chuck Prez Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:51:09 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44196 Didn't really read like an Opinion piece to me, but maybe it's just me. Didn’t really read like an Opinion piece to me, but maybe it’s just me.

]]> By: CStanley http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44182 CStanley Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:08:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44182 CP, Why isn't it relevant that the story was an opinion piece dressed up as straight reporting? The facts support that we need to conserve, but when news agencies take it upon themselves to editorialize instead of report, the audience becomes polarized and the part of the audience that needs convincing will tune out instead. CP,
Why isn’t it relevant that the story was an opinion piece dressed up as straight reporting? The facts support that we need to conserve, but when news agencies take it upon themselves to editorialize instead of report, the audience becomes polarized and the part of the audience that needs convincing will tune out instead.

]]> By: GreenDreams http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44178 GreenDreams Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:02:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44178 It would seem that even some "moderates" are lagging behind even Exxon in <a href="http://greendreams.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/is-the-greenwash-over-5/" rel="nofollow">finally admitting</a> that the evidence is clear. This is very unfortunate, because for sound and foreseeable reasons, "clean power and green technology is the industry of the 21st century" <a href="http://greendreams.wordpress.com/energy-independence/" rel="nofollow">Tom Friedman.</a> Friedman questions whether we'll be a player or "We enjoy importing our Prius from Japan. God knows what we'll enjoy importing from China in terms of clean power and green technologies." Yes, we need to reduce our environmental footprint. If China consumed like we do, it would take the resources of 4 planet earths to supply. But the uber-capitalists here are too stuck in their ideology to even cash in on the next big growth area. And the administration, fighting it tooth and nail, tossing subsidy after tax cut to petroleum interests while smarter nations (ouch. that's sad to have to think of China that way) get ready to, once again "clean our clocks". Please anyone who hasn't watched Friedman's concise and cohesive 3 minute video on the subject, <a href="http://greendreams.wordpress.com/energy-independence/" rel="nofollow">watch it. It's powerful.</a> It would seem that even some “moderates” are lagging behind even Exxon in finally admitting that the evidence is clear.

This is very unfortunate, because for sound and foreseeable reasons, “clean power and green technology is the industry of the 21st century” Tom Friedman. Friedman questions whether we’ll be a player or “We enjoy importing our Prius from Japan. God knows what we’ll enjoy importing from China in terms of clean power and green technologies.”

Yes, we need to reduce our environmental footprint. If China consumed like we do, it would take the resources of 4 planet earths to supply. But the uber-capitalists here are too stuck in their ideology to even cash in on the next big growth area. And the administration, fighting it tooth and nail, tossing subsidy after tax cut to petroleum interests while smarter nations (ouch. that’s sad to have to think of China that way) get ready to, once again “clean our clocks”.

Please anyone who hasn’t watched Friedman’s concise and cohesive 3 minute video on the subject, watch it. It’s powerful.

]]> By: Chuck Prez http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44173 Chuck Prez Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:50:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44173 That has nothing to do with this report, C. Give it a rest, please. That has nothing to do with this report, C. Give it a rest, please.

]]> By: CStanley http://themoderatevoice.com/10303/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-44164 CStanley Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:10:11 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/enviroment/the-uae-is-the-new-usa/#comment-44164 <blockquote>We can all do a lot better. </blockquote> Yeah, we can all do a lot better at conservation, and as Tully points out at Stubborn Facts, the <a href="http://stubbornfacts.us/media_bias/the_truthiness_of_ap" rel="nofollow">AP can do a lot better at objective reporting.</a>

We can all do a lot better.

Yeah, we can all do a lot better at conservation, and as Tully points out at Stubborn Facts, the AP can do a lot better at objective reporting.

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