Comments on: Montana Climate Change Action Plan is Bad Policy… http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/2008/04/24/montana-climate-change-action-plan-is-bad-policy/ Montana is a Small Town with Long Streets Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:34:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carl Graham http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/2008/04/24/montana-climate-change-action-plan-is-bad-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-53691 Carl Graham Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:17:44 +0000 http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/?p=3172#comment-53691 You've captured the point of MPI's study, which is to counter the argument that no cost/benefit analysis is needed because the science is settled and we must act now. Even the three questions (Conservation, considerations, What is currently being done in this area, What potential new legislation in this area could be considered) posed by the EQC on the 15 recommendations they chose to examine ignore costs and benefits, and instead infer a desire to just do something...do anything and damn the cost in dollars or personal liberty. We at MPI would like to see a discussion that includes all sides and considers all factors. That doesn't seem like too much to ask. You’ve captured the point of MPI’s study, which is to counter the argument that no cost/benefit analysis is needed because the science is settled and we must act now. Even the three questions (Conservation, considerations, What is currently being done in this area, What potential new legislation in this area could be considered) posed by the EQC on the 15 recommendations they chose to examine ignore costs and benefits, and instead infer a desire to just do something…do anything and damn the cost in dollars or personal liberty. We at MPI would like to see a discussion that includes all sides and considers all factors. That doesn’t seem like too much to ask.

]]> By: James http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/2008/04/24/montana-climate-change-action-plan-is-bad-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-53637 James Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:32:55 +0000 http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/?p=3172#comment-53637 Thanks for the post. In Problem 3 of this report, where they examine programs with the greatest net cost savings, it is interesting to note that only one of the four programs actually made it to the<a href="http://leg.mt.gov/css/lepo/2007_2008/environmental_quality_council/climaterecs/climaterecs.asp" rel="nofollow"> 15 open for further discussion.</a>. <a href="http://leg.mt.gov/content/lepo/2007_2008/environmental_quality_council/climaterecs/rcii10.pdf" rel="nofollow">RCII-10 Industrial Energy Audits and Recommended Measure Implementation</a> I believe many may argue that there <strong>doesn't need to be any cost-benefit analysis</strong> since 'we must act now'(!). Thanks for the post.

In Problem 3 of this report, where they examine programs with the greatest net cost savings, it is interesting to note that only one of the four programs actually made it to the 15 open for further discussion..

RCII-10 Industrial Energy Audits and Recommended Measure Implementation

I believe many may argue that there doesn’t need to be any cost-benefit analysis since ‘we must act now’(!).

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