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Utter Futility of Governor RitterÂ’s Air Pollution Plan to Stop Climate
Change
Exclusive to: www.neighbors.denverpost.com
November 12, 2007
By Frosty Wooldridge

Talented Denver Post journalist Steve Lipsher wrote an exceptional report
on Monday, “Cost of driving could rise under state climate plan”,
November 12, 2007.

At the same time, he and the Denver Post missed the most important aspect
of curtailing both our Colorado water crisis, which the Post
editorialized last week, and our air pollution/climate change dilemma.

What do Lipsher and the Post ignore? Short answer: the obvious! ItÂ’s
astounding how intelligent, educated editors and journalists can cloud,
suppress, deny and obfuscate the final culprit in this Faustian dilemma:
too many people!

Last week, Denver Post editors published an editorial promoting
efficiency and 'new thinking' concerning the West's looming water crisis.
Global warming and water problems tie directly to fossil fuel burning
which stems from millions of humans added to the earth's population
annually. Yet, the Denver Post refuses to address stabilizing
overpopulation in any of its editorials as a method for solving our water
crisis.

The fact remains: if we maintained a stable population well under the
carrying capacity of our region, we would not suffer a water, climate
change or air pollution crisis.

Einstein said, "The problems in the world today are so enormous they
cannot be solved with the level of thinking that created them." Yet the
Denver Post continues thinking in 20th century solutions. Result?
Guaranteed to fail in the 21st century! The Post said it will take a
"host of strategies to feed and water its growing population."

How about promoting a 'stable population' that doesn't grow? How about
'new thinking' that creates a "Colorado Population Policy" ; "Colorado
Carrying Capacity Policy" ; "Colorado Environmental Impact Policy" ;
"Colorado Water Policy"? The U.S. maintains a stable population by
itself with a 2.03 fertility by the average female. Why not promote a
moratorium on all immigration that proves the single greatest cause of
our population growth?

While the Denver Post advocates 'new thinking' it stands eyeball-deep in
old thinking, old solutions and totally out of touch with what we face.
Results? Sure-fire failure to future generations as we add another six
to ten million people to Colorado by 2050!

As Lipsher reported, “After a summer in which the metro area failed to
meet federal clean-air standards for ozone, the Regional Air Quality
Council on Wednesday began exploring options to cut ozone-forming
pollutants—starting with dirty cars and trucks.”

It matters little if you cut dirty cars and trucks when you add six
million people who will add at least three to four million MORE cars and
trucks! Not only that, theyÂ’ll add millions of homes that burn more
fossil fuels that pollute the air over Denver!

“We’re a growing area, and we’re going to have more cars and trucks on
the road so trying to make them as clean as we can makes some sense,”
Ken Lloyd, the Air Quality CouncilÂ’s executive director said.

Reality check: why assume that we must grow until we double our current
population, which will double our problems? Why continue with a 20th
century paradigm that fails in the 21st century?

At the end of Lipsher’s report, Ritter said, “Can Coloradans really make
a differenceÂ…I believe we can and that we have a moral obligation to
try.”

Again, ancient, sure-to-fail 20th century thinking by Ritter who mucks
around in that old paradigm! What Ritter proposes, although noble, can
be likened to California Governor Schwarzenegger, a muscle man, who jumps
into the Colorado River and vows to swim to its source in Fraser Valley,
Colorado. Sure, “Arnold” proves a powerful and determined man. He jumps
into the river in Arizona and begins his historic swim in April.
However, the spring melt creates a mighty obstacle of greater and greater
water flow. No matter how much progress he makes, he ultimately suffers
defeat by being swept downstream.

Arnold fails and Ritter fails because they jumped into a 20th century
paradigm model.

By riding a bicycle along the Colorado River to its source, Arnold would
succeed in his quest. When Ritter creates a new model of a sustainable
Colorado via a “Colorado Carrying Capacity Policy”, then, and only then,
will future generations enjoy his “moral obligation to try.” If he
changes to reality-based paradigms, he will succeed to the delight of
future generations.

Whether we like it or not, we must come to terms with overpopulation in
Colorado and America in the 21st century. We must create paradigms that
succeed instead of emotional ‘short-fixes’ that make us feel good for the
moment.
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