Bold Plan to Combat Global Warming in Maryland

A plan to seriously combat global warming in Maryland is making its way through the Maryland state legislature that sets mandates to cut back greenhouse gases and carbon-based pollution by 25 % in 12 years (2020) and a 90 % cut by the year 2050. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has pledged to sign the legislation upon its passage. The effort is noble and praiseworthy, but it is akin to spitting in the wind. A tiny state with a relatively small population base is merely making a statement, as any benefits from these actions would be inconsequential at best. For any efforts to be successful to slow down the effects and consequences of global warming would take a similar aggressive effort by the entire United States, not just a handful of states. And even this is not even close to being enough, as it would take a concerted intense efforts by most nations on the planet. The chances of this happening are remote at best, as there is virtually no international interest by the greatest polluting nations around the globe and their corporate sponsors and benefactors to address this issue in a meaningful and serious way. The only way that changes is when extreme weather, definitive rises in sea level, and significant evident changes in ecosystems and regions occur for a period of time. Even then, that may not be enough to get the necessary extensive changes needed to be implimented within a reasonable period of time.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-02-20-maryland-plan_N.htm?csp=34

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