ahumbleman's Blog

Humble, read my first week of "Stupid Should Hurt"...I covered Live Earth, and I can tell you, Al Gore is a moron who should be on life support by now. Don't forget, this IS the guy who claimed "I invented the internet". And subscribes to the fact that if you buy a couple of cases of energy efficient light bulbs, you can fly around in a private jet all you want.

A flashy headline does not make a story so.
"Is Chilean sea bass an endangered species? No."

This refreshing morsel of truth came from the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce in their latest comments on the subject. But elite chefs in Seattle and across the country, unencumbered as they are by pesky facts, are buying into environmental hype. One by one, they are banishing Chilean sea bass from their menus, based on the say-so of a few agenda-driven environmental scare groups.

This latest campaign mirrors the equally unnecessary "Give Swordfish A Break" crusade of 1998, run by a special interest group named SeaWeb. That effort, which sought to eliminate Atlantic swordfish from restaurants, also drew official skepticism. A National Marine Fisheries Service spokesman said at the time: "It will end up having a detrimental effect on our fishermen . . . I know a lot of (U.S. fishermen) who have lost their jobs already."

The federal government maintained throughout that swordfish were never in any danger. And some fishery analysts say SeaWeb's fishy jihad actually backfired. It seems that when the four-star restaurants stopped serving swordfish, the market was flooded with fish. You didn't think the fishermen were going to stop catching it, did you? When supply went up, the price went down; suddenly, mid-priced and family restaurants could afford to put swordfish on their menus.
Source of above article: Seattle PI.COM, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/91307_seabass16.s
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Ah, Chris, another blogger whose insights I've missed.

I have to give Al Gore credit for one thing: he's brought attention to the fact that we are, in fact, custodians of the planet. Granted, his campaign has taken the issue to ridiculous proportions, indicting first-world countries for the crime of global destruction rather than emphasizing the simple "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" motto that is so practical. Something I think has been lost in this whole "global warming" hue and cry is the fact that we can help other human beings by being less wasteful. By using less water, throwing away less food, and spending less money on things we don't really need, we'd have more to give to those who do really need it, and we would keep the Earth cleaner for future generations.

All that being said, politics is perception. If Al Gore wants to be known as the "Green Guru", he needs to walk the walk far more than he has been. Quietly scaling back his lavish excesses would make a far greater impact (on man and nature) than wide-release documentaries and million-dollar concerts.

Ahhh.. Chip again victimize the victim

How is pointing out the total incompetence of the Local and State preparation and response to Katrina victimizing the victim? Governor Kathleen Blanco was almost unbelievably inept at responding to Katrina. Does the Federal Government share the blame in the inept response? I believe it certainly does. But so also does Mayor Ray "Chocolate City" Nagin, who decided it would be an intelligent decision to order the evacuation of New Orleans about 24 hours before Katrina was due to strike. And that genius got re-elected.

Although Al Gore has not been the best to set an example at least the subject is at the fore again. Every little bit helps, reduce, reuse, recycle!
As far as New Orleans there are a lot of people who are responsible. There are a lot of reasons but mainly the levies did not hold so I guess that would be where the investigation should start. Pointing fingers will never do as it will be a vicious circle. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities. I’d just like it if that part of history is not repeated. Although one must bear in mind that Mother Nature did have a hand in that terrible incident and even as far as technology has gone nature is still very unpredictable

You can't possibly be suggesting that Blanco and Mr. Chocolate City weren't made aware of the severity of Katrina. Do you think that NOAA briefed Bush and Bush alone? Nagin and Blanco are at least as culpable in the failed response as Bush is.

Actually, (from a guy who was military, fire, not police, but close enough, and corporate), the President has absolutely NO power over state or lacal government. what's more, if Pres. Bush ever jumped in and tried mandating a local level response, he'd be burned in effigy...it is so beyond his scope. It's like the Chief of the Newton Police Department going to the WSellesley statin and ordering a shif leader to change his patrols...or the DEO of Exxon/Mobil showing up at Ford and telling the engineers to make more fuel efficient cars...

Blanco and Nagin are freely elected cheif executive offices of their respective branches of government.

Here's a local example...the State Fire Marshal can't arrive at a fire and tell the Chief of a community how to fight it.

WHY DONT YOU PEOPLE READDDDDDDDDDDD THE BLOG WHO LEFT ANYONE OFF THE HOOK???????????? & chip I can't understand 1/2 of the words you attempted to articulate in your response. Must of been Army, Navy certainly not a MARINE

Chip no need for me to further dignify your statements with a response you are simply to far beneath me for me to continue to waste my precious time attempting to educate someone who thinks they are educated. Better get back on that Big book..Your ignorance disgusts me, your lack of knowledge amazes me and how much you believe in YOU scares me. Ahh Bush won the Electoral vote not the peoples vote but what do you care the only people you care about are the ones who can do something FOR YOU. see ya you have now succeeded at just boring me with you to the point where your opinions no longer matter