Don't worry Cicero....Roxy and his gang of Communists had it all figured out while no one was looking....
Schenectady County Legislature
RESOLUTION 42-09 Sponsored by Legislator Savage:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY PLEDGE
BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Schenectady, as follows:
WHEREAS, this Governing Body finds that climate change, which is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, poses a real and increasing threat to our local and global environments; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body finds that the effects of climate change will endanger our infrastructure, economy and livelihoods; harm our farms, orchard, and ecological communities, including native fish and wildlife populations; spread invasive species and exotic diseases; reduce drinking water supplies and recreational opportunities; and pose health threats to our residents; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body finds that our response to climate change should be to build: livable, energy-independent and secure communities, healthy and safe schools, and resilient infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body finds that the magnitude of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions needed for climate stabilization will require sustained and substantial efforts; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body finds that dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions would still require communities to adapt to the effects of climate change for decades to come; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body has already begun to address climate change through the adoption of six resolutions in calendar year 2008 (Resolutions 65-08, 66-08, 67-08, 68-08, 69-08 and 70-0; and
WHEREAS, the Schenectady County Environmental Advisory Council (SCEAC), at its March 23, 2009 meeting, passed a resolution requesting this Governing Body to adopt a Climate Smart Community Pledge on behalf of all the residents of the County; and
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging municipalities to adopt a Climate Smart Community Pledge in honor of this year’s Earth Day; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that Schenectady County, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate, will:
1. Pledge to combat climate change by becoming a climate smart community;
2. Set goals to reduce carbon emissions, and act to implement those goals;
3. Decrease energy demand for county governmental operations;
4. Utilize renewable energy for county governmental operations where feasible;
5. Realize benefits of recycling and other climate smart solid waste management practices;
6. Promote climate protection through community land use planning;
7. Plan for adaptation to unavoidable climate change;
8. Support a green innovation economy;
9. Inform and inspire the public; and
Commit to an evolving process. 4/14/2009: Reported from Committee on Rules (R21) 4/14/2009: Adopted by the County Legislature
STATE OF NEW YORK } County Legislature } County of Schenectady }
I have compared the preceding copy with the original resolution adopted by the Schenectady County Legislature at a meeting held April 14, 2009 on file in this office, and I do HEREBY CERTIFY the same to be a correct transcript therefrom in the whole of the original.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Schenectady County Legislature at the City of Schenectady this 15th day of April, Two Thousand Nine.
_____________________________ Geoffrey T. Hall, Clerk, Schenectady County Legislature
In other words....SEIZE PRIVATE PROPERTY AND KILL CAPITALISM.
The sustainability of any ecosystem is limited. That is a scientific fact. Balance is the key to keeping an ecosystem going. The world is heading to an out of balance position.
Population is one of the factors in regulating that balance. Plague, war, nuclear disaster, etc could limit population, but since the dawn of man, his population has been growing at an increasing rate. The limit may be 7 billion, or 14 billion or 30 billion, but there is a limit to the sustainability of the system.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Don't worry Cicero....Roxy and his gang of Communists had it all figured out while no one was looking....
Schenectady County Legislature
RESOLUTION 42-09 Sponsored by Legislator Savage:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY PLEDGE
Communists???
Gadfly and his group support the following proposition:
"A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A CLIMATE DUMB COMMUNITY PLEDGE"
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Whatever the reason or excuse for defending abortion, logical or illogical ...............someone MUST speak up for the most vulnerable and innocent in society.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
IMO yes. There is a huge problem of girls (and boys) with insufficient family planning knowledge. (Bristol Palin) Many of these kids are in families who will never discuss anything about birth control or sex with their kids.
PP is an important resource for kids looking for reliable information. Knowledge is power... in this case, the power to make good decisions about their future. Good decisions promote less unwanted pregnancies and less abortion.
There has been 40+ years of PP and Sex Ed taught in Public Schools and the number of abortions has gone UP. Does that mean that the number of WANTED pregnancies has proportionately gone up?
Whatever the reason or excuse for defending abortion, logical or illogical ...............someone MUST speak up for the most vulnerable and innocent in society.
YUP! Some one must speak up for those who have no political voice... teenage girls, the poor, a mental patient who's raped in an institution and forced to give birth, a woman at high risk of dying if she becomes pregnant.
Who speaks for them??? Certainly not the Conservatives. Conservatives are too busy for them... they are busy defending a clump of human cells with no body, no brain and calling them "people".
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The sustainability of any ecosystem is limited. That is a scientific fact. Balance is the key to keeping an ecosystem going. The world is heading to an out of balance position.
You don't know the balance but you know it's heading out of balance. Is it possible there isn't enough people on earth? If the world population was heading from 7 Billion to 6 Billion, would that be heading TOWARD a more balanced earth? Was there more or LESS poverty and starvation when the world population was LESS that 7 Billion, say 200 years ago?
There has been 40+ years of PP and Sex Ed taught in Public Schools and the number of abortions has gone UP. Does that mean that the number of WANTED pregnancies has proportionately gone up?
The number of abortions in the USA per year... 1977 1,316,700 1978 1,409,600 1979 1,497,700 1980 1,553,900 1981 1,577,300 1982 1,573,900 1983 1,575,000 1984 1,577,200 1985 1,588,600 1986 1,574,000 1987 1,559,100 1988 1,590,800 1989 1,566,900 1990 1,608,600 1991 1,556,500 1992 1,528,900 1993 1,495,000 1994 1,423,000 1995 1,359,400 1996 1,360,160 1997 1,335,000 1998 1,319,000 1999 1,314,800 2000 1,312,990 2001 1,291,000 2002 1,269,000 2003 1,250,000 2004 1,222,100 2005 1,206,200 2006 1,206,200 2006 1,206,200 (Guttmacher Institute Statistics) With the increase of population in that time period, the number of abortions has risen, then decreased. Not increased.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Assuming those numbers are correct.(Since it's a statistical anomaly 2004-2006 are EXACTLY the same) do you believe less abortion is BAD because it contributes to world over population, or that less abortions are GOOD because it means MORE "wanted" pregnancies? It's hard to pin you down on your position of whether you beleive PP and America's abortion policies are a sucess or a failure.
Assuming those numbers are correct.(Since it's a statistical anomaly 2004-2006 are EXACTLY the same) do you believe less abortion is BAD because it contributes to world over population, or that less abortions are GOOD because it means MORE "wanted" pregnancies? It's hard to pin you down on your position of whether you beleive PP and America's abortion policies are a sucess or a failure.
Really Cicero... You try to frame my opinion instead of taking my words for my opinion.
In a perfect world, there would be no abortions. In a perfect world there would be no unwanted pregnancies. In a perfect world every child would be wanted and loved.
The statistics show that abortions are not increasing as you stated. As the population of the USA grows, it shows that the rate is probably dropping.
IMO, abortions should be safe, affordable and rare. Eliminating the need for an abortion (such as good family planning and birth control) is what I would prefer. One way to decrease the number of abortions would be to promote groups such as PP to provide birth control and education. I would much rather use tax dollars to provide birth control than to use tax dollars to support unwanted children born to women who wanted abortions that were unavailable or unfordable.
We both want the number of abortions in this country to be reduced or even eliminated. I would prefer abortion to be rare because women no longer need them. You it would seem, wold prefer that abortions were rare because women who needed them instead were forced to have babies.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The statistics show that abortions are not increasing as you stated. As the population of the USA grows, it shows that the rate is probably dropping.
You cherry picked your statistics. Planned Parenthood began in 1916. If you look at the years when the baby boomers were born, you will see a very LOW number of abortions. Does that mean there is a whole generation of "unwanted" people?
Those that were fortunate enough to take their first breath out of the womb....can NOW speak for themselves.
No so with the innocent voiceless victims.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
You cherry picked your statistics. Planned Parenthood began in 1916. If you look at the years when the baby boomers were born, you will see a very LOW number of abortions. Does that mean there is a whole generation of "unwanted" people?
Cicero, I don't care about abortion statistics... I only posted them because you feared that they were growing every year... even your statistics show that they are not.
You some how link the number of abortions to wanted children... and post about the baby boomer years... Cicero... Abortions were illegal in the USA then. I would doubt how anyone can find accurate numbers of abortions preformed then. Admitting to an abortion was admitting to a crime in those years.
For all of human history, women have had babies... some wanted, some not... I doubt there is any reliable number of either.
Planned Parenthood started in 1916? Abortions didn't. Abortions were available before the time of Christ and have continued throughout most cultures across the globe. Even before Christ, there was a desire to limit family size and prevent unwanted pregnancies. Abortion is nothing new... but done right, it can now be a safe procedure, something that wasn't true for most of history.
One more point... while abortion only became available and safe in the USA with Roe v Wade, abortions were always available to wealthy women in the USA. Poor and middle class women finally got the same benefit as the wealthy with Roe V Wade.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Those that were fortunate enough to take their first breath out of the womb....can NOW speak for themselves. No so with the innocent voiceless victims.
Those that are fortunate enough to take their first breath out of the womb are human beings. In America, they are then American citizens and afforded every right of any other citizen.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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