Comments on: Another VP Candidate Wedded to Fossil Fuels

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:08:07 +0000

Well said, Micki.

By: Micki Carrier

Micki Carrier — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:19:11 +0000

Oh dear, we have gotten sidetracked on glamour! Oops! Talk about a pretty wolf in sheep’s clothing! What could possibly be the reason for opposing windfall profit taxes for oil companies? Might there be a connection between that and-well, ALASKA’s coffers? Let’s hope that we come to our senses and recognize who the real leader for change is: Obama….though he, too, is playing the game to some degree. We can press him for change, but let’s get him into office first!….Micki Carrier

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:38:19 +0000

Jessica, I see ‘doing better’ (living with a lighter carbon footprint) as something we definitely have to do in community, encouraging each other steadily.
What I don’t like of what I’m seeing right now (the day after Gov. Palin’s speech) is women pressuring each other to support Governor Palin because she is a woman and because Hillary didn’t get the Democratic nomination. I call those thinking errors. We’re humans first and women second, and if we don’t address global warming effectively, there won’t be a civilization that’s fit for women (or others) to inhabit. I think Gov. Palin is less qualified than others, on this basis.

By: Jessica Thompson

Jessica Thompson — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:02:00 +0000

I think like a “deep green” but act like a chartreuse!! I want to do better and I want America to do better. What we need is great leadership. I’m not long for this country if McPalin is elected. She just referred to the Iraq war as “God’s plan” in a speech to her hometown church. Yikes!!!

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:06:09 +0000

Jamie,

Oh yes. Renewable resources are definitely our future, in tandem with using much less energy, period.

I’m happy you’re visiting Diamond-Cut Life — my exact intention is to be engaging folks like you who are middle-of-the-road and not already ‘deep green’. I hope you visit again and dialogue some more!

Alison

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:52:24 +0000

I couldn’t agree more! I’m not 100% sure that we, as humans, are creating the conditions that we’re seeing on our planet and calling global warming (I personally believe that we’re contributing to an already natural cycle that the earth and sun are a part of). However, I also completely agree that we all need to do our part by lessening our impact upon this earth.

Whether you’re for drilling or not or mining more coal or not, Obama put it perfectly the other night when he said “It’s just a stop-gap” – we, as humans of this earth, need to make a commitment to use the RENEWABLE resources that are all around us. I’ve been hearing about solar and wind energy since I was a kid (I’m 35 now), and we’re still powering our cars and houses with fossil fuels? This, for me, is the one area that will likely sway my vote this time around for the candidate on the left side of the isle.

BTW… nice site!