Gov Perry may have been a bit of an alarmist by declaring that regulation of such gases would drive the economy into a ditch, because Texas has installed more wind power than any other state.
Do Texans have to choose between a healthy future for their children and economical stability?
Investing in alternative fuels would increase jobs in the lung run ,but might have an impact on an economy that is already crippled.
“Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases produce an increase on the average surface temperature of the Earth over time” that ultimately lead to climate change as stated by the EIA.
According to the EIA, an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to provide unbiased and accurate information to the public: “Fossil fuels supply 85 percent of the primary energy consumed in the United States and are responsible for 98 percent of emissions of carbon dioxide. Eighty percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from the use of coal and petroleum fuels.”
The United States is currently the second largest producer of CO2 with 5800 megatonnes. First place is held by china whose per capita emissions are about one quarter of those of the U.S. population, but due to a large population china’s emission is calculated around 6200megatonnes.
Something must be done to reduce the pollution we have created whether it is investing in wind power or any other alternative biofuel. This is the challenge of our generation, to protect the environment that for so long has provided humans with refuge.
Providing a safe environment for our children should not be a partisan goal, nor should it be a goal that the United States addresses alone. The United States must act as a leader in environmental policies and reach out to other nations in the search of environmental stability.
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