Somewhere a Balance

I am constantly tired of the fighting on both sides of the political game regarding the environment. Somewhere, there must be a balance. This continual penchant to sound like two boxers in a ring with no rules drive me nuts. Let's get a referee and institute some rules, ok?

Let me give an example: Liberals follow hard after cap and trade due to the fear of "global warming" that has a socialist agenda. The purpose of the fear mongering is to control every aspect of people's lives in a vain attempt to stop something that we have little or no control over in the first place. It is a philosophy based in fear and it is just plain wrong.

The Conservatives realize the socialist plan and are moving to try to stop it entirely with three bills before congress now- one to stop the EPA from implementing some carbon regulations for two years,one to cut off funding for said carbon plans, and one for stipping the EPA of all authority to regulate greenhouse gases. It's as if they believe the EPA is the big AC himself!

Contrary to popular Conservative ideas, there is greed in the earth. Greed is what produces pollution, cutting corners, damage to the environment. Unfortunately, we can't trust all companies to be conscious of their damage to our world. We do have to monitor it, and there should be penalties for violators. It just needs to be done with restraint and wisdom. (Yeah, I know not much of that out there right now).

Now because the current administration is full of screaming lefties, we have to worry about over-reaction, over-regulation, and just plain communist leaning regulations. So why can't we come up with a balance?

Why can't we have corporations and government work together for something that won't destroy the workforce or the environment? How can we stop our legislators from over-doing it on either side of the equation?

The EPA is not inherently evil, by the way. They are responsible for some much-needed environmental cleanup over the years since their inception. Maybe they are over-bearing. Maybe they have too much power. But all in all they are the reason some cities no longer have acid-rain. They are the reason the Coeur d'Alene River runs clear instead of an ugly opaque greyish-white. They are the ultimate reason why Shoshone County is now a sought after place to live when it was a cess-pool of mining pollution and contaminated ground.

There is a balance. There is a place where we can take good care of the beauty of the earth and still use its bountiful resources. We should be self-sufficient in oil, and we can do that without destroying all of our wilderness. We should be able to protect our natural resources and use them at the same time. Would somebody in Washington please get a grip on truth and balance?