The Politics Thread

[DramatistDreamer]

 

India has always been an odd, exceptional case though.  Years ago, both China and India complained that they shouldn't be lectured to by Western countries that enriched their own economies using fossil fuels. China though has changed perspectives, especially after gaining such an advantage in the solar industry. 

India, however still struggles with their use of coal and fossil fuels and this is for a few reasons.

India, like China,  with a billion population,  has not been able to advance its economy or raise people out of poverty as fast as China has been able to, so India is still reluctant to be as committed as China has become in its ability to pull back on the use of fossil fuels.

Environmentalists in India, with help from citizens who are sick of dirty air (Delhi has some of the worst air pollution on earth, often surpassing Beijing's poor air quality in levels of particulate matter) pushed the government to make more of a commitment and India's government slowed the rate of building of coal-fired power plants but not nearly as much as China, which has actually closed plants.

 

In India, it's not so much about protecting the industry as it is about wanting to use the fastest means available to raise people out of poverty.  Change takes time, effort and money. 

And for all the talent that India has (it has probably the highest number of highly skilled tech workers), India has a very messy bureaucracy and infrastructure and for these reasons India's economy has lagged compared to China.

 

[Wendy]

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant with her second child. She is due in April, apparently will be 50 when she gives birth, and will be the first senator who gives birth while in office. Congrats to her!

[DRW50]

More on the wind and solar movements and how Trump's tariff is essentially peeing in the wind (no pun intended).

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/24/trumps-failing-war-green-power-307281

[Roman]

a GOP Senator blamed his sexual harassment on Obamacare. they have no shame at all. none. nada. nathaniel. 

and FN has now declares war on the FBI and Justice Dept. From Lou Dobbs.

[Khan]

FN?

[DRW50]

 

Faux News.

[Khan]

Ah.

 

Well.  That just shows to go you how ignorant that organization is about a great many things.  Even if a (fake) news network COULD openly declare war on the FBI and the Justice Department, don't they realize that at least one of those entities might have files on their top execs that could be leaked to the media "accidentally"?  Do they REALLY want to poke that bear?

Edited January 24, 2018 by Khan

[DRW50]

Tourism still down:

 

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tourism-tanks-trump-costing-america-40000-jobs/

[DramatistDreamer]

[Khan]

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[Roman]

How can they now not be called Republican State News? LD used to call it down the middle. I have not clue 1 what happened to him.

[DramatistDreamer]

New tariffs could raise price of washing machines, hurt solar industry jobs

 

The simplistic thinking of the Trump administration is liable to hurt far more than it could help.

 

 

[Khan]

 

Frankly, I think Lou Dobbs went full-on Howard Beale after CNN canned him.  But I could be wrong.

Edited January 25, 2018 by Khan

[Roman]

if memory serves, that's why CNN canned him....he was starting to go full on FN when he was on there. 

[Khan]

 

You're right.  Now that I think further about it, I DO seem to recall Lou becoming virulently anti-Muslim/pro-Trump toward the end at CNN.