Shut Up, I Explained
I wish our Bishops and other Church leaders would just stay out of politics and public issues.
From Catholic Culture:
In a May 29 letter, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called upon the Environmental Protection Agency “to develop standards to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants and thereby mitigate climate change.”
On June 2, the agency issued regulations intended to reduce carbon emissions from power plants by 30% over the next 16 years.
“The USCCB recognizes the importance of finding means to reduce carbon pollution,” said Archbishop Wenski. “These standards should protect the health and welfare of all people, especially children, the elderly, as well as poor and vulnerable communities, from harmful pollution emitted from power plants and from the impacts of climate change.”
“The best evidence indicates that power plants are the largest stationary source of carbon emissions in the United States, and a major contributor to climate change,” he added. “Power plants have often been located near low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Air pollution from these plants contributes to respiratory problems, especially in the young and the elderly.”
Where to start? Should we start with the assumption that American power plants are a "major contributor to climate change"? Or with the idea that power plant builders look to find poor people of color neighborhoods in which to build? Do poor people breathe more air than rich people? And even if it works (it won't), how will those easy-breathing poor people feel about this (from the Chamber of Commerce):
The analysis found that EPA’s potential new carbon regulations would:
-Lower U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $51 billion on average every year through 2030
-Lead to 224,000 fewer U.S. jobs on average every year through 2030
-Force U.S. consumers to pay $289 billion more for electricity through 2030
-Lower total disposable income for U.S. households by $586 billion through 2030
From Catholic Culture:
In a May 29 letter, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called upon the Environmental Protection Agency “to develop standards to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants and thereby mitigate climate change.”
On June 2, the agency issued regulations intended to reduce carbon emissions from power plants by 30% over the next 16 years.
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| Archbishop Wenski |
“The USCCB recognizes the importance of finding means to reduce carbon pollution,” said Archbishop Wenski. “These standards should protect the health and welfare of all people, especially children, the elderly, as well as poor and vulnerable communities, from harmful pollution emitted from power plants and from the impacts of climate change.”
“The best evidence indicates that power plants are the largest stationary source of carbon emissions in the United States, and a major contributor to climate change,” he added. “Power plants have often been located near low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Air pollution from these plants contributes to respiratory problems, especially in the young and the elderly.”
Where to start? Should we start with the assumption that American power plants are a "major contributor to climate change"? Or with the idea that power plant builders look to find poor people of color neighborhoods in which to build? Do poor people breathe more air than rich people? And even if it works (it won't), how will those easy-breathing poor people feel about this (from the Chamber of Commerce):
The analysis found that EPA’s potential new carbon regulations would:
-Lower U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $51 billion on average every year through 2030
-Lead to 224,000 fewer U.S. jobs on average every year through 2030
-Force U.S. consumers to pay $289 billion more for electricity through 2030
-Lower total disposable income for U.S. households by $586 billion through 2030
posted by jope @ June 03, 2014
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