The climate has been a major concern for many in recent days. We have been talking about cutting emissions for several years with projects like renewable energy sources and more emission efficient cars. We are not the only industrialized nation to work on this. December 7th-18th leaders will be meeting in Copenhagen to discuss global climate change, and President Obama has committed to attend. It is rumored that he will commit to cut the U.S. emissions by 17% below our 2005 levels. Many of the people who are involved in the green movement are happy to hear this news, because President Obama seems to be making a step in a positive direction. They think that the commitment will provide him with incentive to put more resources into developing clean energy and working on cleaning up pollution.
Others feel that pressure to lower emission could cause much needed jobs to be out sourced to underdeveloped countries. It could also cause energy prices to rise. How do you feel about President Obama's commitment to work on our green house gas emissions? Do you think it is just fluff to fill the time in the 24 hour news meida cycle or are we really going to work as a country to have cleaner emissions?
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