Elizabeth Edwards Gives up Tangerines to Fight Global Warming

[Evilmav2]

Elizabeth Edwards Gives up Tangerines to Fight Global Warming

The politics of global warming got very concrete, and oddly difficult, in a meeting with local environmentalists in the coastal town of McClellanville today, where Elizabeth Edwards raised in passing the importance of relying on locally-grown fruit.

"We've been moving back to 'buy local,'" Mrs. Edwards said, outlining a trade policy that "acknowledges the carbon footprint" of transporting fruit.

"I live in North Carolina. I'll probably never eat a tangerine again," she said, speaking of a time when the fruit is reaches the price that it "needs" to be.

Edwards had talked about "sacrifice," at the meeting, but Elizabeth's suggestion illustrated just how difficult it is to sell the specifics of sacrifice.

Asked about her comment immediately after the event, John Edwards avoided the question twice, then said he isn't sure.

"Would I add to the price of food?" he asked. "I'd have to think about that."

UPDATE: Just to be clear, he's not talking about a food tax. The basic point is that any plan that imposes new costs on carbon emissions is going to make anything that's transported long distances with fossil fuels cost more. It is, in a way, a moment of clarity in this debate.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...s_for_you.html

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Already posted: Link

[Usually Lurkin]

damn! I'll have to scrap my plans for a tangerine powered SUV. I am sad, though, that the diagrams are on the cured stomach lining of virgin dolphins, preserved with extra MSG. And that I used wooden pencils. Crap.

[Evilmav2]

Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

Already posted: Link

Whoops... My apologies for the re-post...


This is not Elizabeth's kind of import...

[Dr.Zoidberg]

You are a good poster. You must not apologize to me. There are a lot of other members which always open double threads. I only point out double threads because there are most often already replies in the other (first opened) threads.