Anybody catch this morning's Dianne Rehm?

[phantom power]

the topic seems to be the recent EPA ruling about CO2 being a health hazard. It's some awesome theater watching these people backpedal about actually doing anything. "Hey, wait just a damned minute! This is going to be expensive!"

Hatrack's principle in action, I tell you.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Yes, that was an interesting discussion. Diane's show is an island of sanity. nt

[pscot]

2. Hatrack's Principle?

Does it have something to do with the inverse relation between Americans' environmental enthusiasm and the costs of environmental solutions?

[phantom power]

3. Yes: Hatrack's principle states that...

Americans will do anything to protect the environment, as long as it costs them exactly nothing and causes them absolutely no inconvenience.

I suspect that this principle may actually apply to all humans, but here in America we have raised it to the status of cultural icon.

[XemaSab]

5. I figure I'm helping the environment every day

by posting in e/e and drinking Sierra instead of Flat Tire. :patriot:

[NNadir]

6. I hate to quote a conservative freak, but like a clock that's right two times a day,

P.J. O'Rourke once wrote that "Americans will do anything for the environment other than open a science book."

I've observed that one lots of times.

[stuntcat]

4. I listened

I listen to WAMU all day. Kojo Nnamdi just recently dropped his anti-environment BS every time the issue was brought up.

And I caught Diane Rehm today. I should have known they'd let a "Climate change is a SCAM" caller have his minute but it still got my heart racing.
It was lots of talk, yack yack yack, everyone who took part can feel good about themselves, or whatever..