Tuesday November 16, 2010, 7:32 pm
It's about time they started to try to figure this out. Even if they tried to figure out health cost alone it should get someones attention.

Good post Mary!

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 7:32 pm
Voted and noted.

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 7:45 pm
I'd love to see an actual dollar figure on the "cost" of CO2 emissions in this country---perhaps if people saw how much it will cost to continue on their wasteful path, vs how much could be saved by making significant effort, we'd see a whole lot LESS complaining, and whole lot MORE action!!!

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 9:00 pm
THANK YOU

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 10:11 pm
Can someone tell me the last time any part of our government accurately figured out the cost of ANYTHING? Let me see... take 3 government officials, supply them with the exact same information, a pack of pencils, a notepad, a calculator, a computer and internet access... and you will get 25 different answers.

Tuesday November 16, 2010, 10:48 pm
Noted, t.u. Mary. You will generally get different answers because those who either deny climate change or downplay it's importance are likely to underestimate the cost while those who acknowledge the potential damage inflicted will give considerably different estimates of the cost. To come up with a reasonably close estimate It seems likely that an independent study needs to be conducted by people with the very best scientific credentials.

Wednesday November 17, 2010, 8:51 am
noted thankyou.....

Wednesday November 17, 2010, 9:05 am
I always cringe when I see the media mention the economic impact of natural disasters - some things just are ruinous and catastrophic without us needing to put a price tag on them.

Wednesday November 17, 2010, 6:13 pm
oh Jeanette...how I wish I could send you more than one star a week...I can think of at least 5 instances today alone that you should have gotten one...hopefully other people are paying attention and rewarding you accordingly!!!

Thursday November 18, 2010, 7:41 am
Come on Mary this one really is about Global warming! If its not I'll eat my hat and you can call me denier!

Thursday November 18, 2010, 7:45 am
Only 25 different answers Jeannette, bit on the low side I would say, make it 55.279 different answers to three decimal places! And that is not taking Global warming into account!

Thursday November 18, 2010, 7:45 am
ah yes, but I did post it more than a day ago :)

Thursday November 18, 2010, 8:38 am
Not to worry, god will protect us, and he wants us to use and abuse our planet, I have this on good authority from our republicans Senators.

The longer we keep debating and negotiating the worse the price tag. We've had 50 years of debates, when is it time to just shut-up and reinvest for the future of this country?

Need Jobs? Development the technologies we have to end our dependence on foreign fuels, develop rapid transit, rebuild out infrastructure, clean up our water supply and land that is toxic from trash. There is so much to do and no reason not to move forward.