tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post9159965274864550361..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: Trust Washington? A call for a new Green PoliticsWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-68981670883891656542008-10-27T07:07:00.000-07:002008-10-27T07:07:00.000-07:00Hey, Phil. Maybe I should of said trust Congress,...Hey, Phil. Maybe I should of said trust Congress, or trust policy wonks running departments. <BR/><BR/>If you go back over my posts, I have made special reference to those who use scientific reasoning rather than political ideology to make decisions, people like Dr. Patricia Dehmer from DOE's Office of Science.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, you should probably wear a flack jacket as not everyone has laser guided invective in their arsenal. Flack tends to fly all over the place. <BR/><BR/>When I got PO'd at Richard Pombo, I went to work to put him out to pasture. Same goes for Don Young and a few others of that ilk, ideologues who need a lot of money. However, we can't rely on Federal Programs to be successful for all of the reasons that you listed... so the alternative is to start locally, do it ourselves and just maybe open up enough new jobs that people like you also have alternatives.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-91093922872909363042008-10-27T06:42:00.000-07:002008-10-27T06:42:00.000-07:00You know, as a federal employee, who works in envi...You know, as a federal employee, who works in environmental protection and restoration, I an REALLY FED UP with people parroting the "we can't trust the federal government to protect the environment" line. The federal employees- civil servants, contractors, interns, and the like - we're working as hard as we can, within the constraints of money and politics, to make our environment better. We're not the problem, and if the Greens really want to do something, stop attacking us, and keep on attacking the politicians who refuse to back us, to give us the money to do our jobs, and who are more afraid of loosing their corporate donors then loosing talented committed individuals like myself.Philip H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.com