We should have expected Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat, to make his presence known on Earth Day. Hell, any time ol’ Earl spots a chance to say something ludicrous about the environment, he jumps at it.
In a pre-Earth Day speech before the Alliance for Community Trees on Wednesday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said that more trees lining urban streets makes people better drivers.
“Having an urban tree canopy actually retards speeding,” said Blumenauer.
“The evidence is powerful that people, when they are given a streetscape with street trees, that can–it has an effect,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s calming or it changes the visual impact on them, but it changes driving behavior and makes those communities safer.”
Please bear in mind that we have nothing against trees here at IHateTheMedia.com. In fact, IHTM is headquartered in one of the loveliest tree-lined towns in America.
But Blumenauer is the same Oregon Congressman who proposed a tax on toilet paper to save our precious resources and then jetted off with Nancy Pelosi to save the world at the Copenhagen global warming boondoggle.
So Blumenauer’s the kind of environmentalist who says save energy, then wastes it by jetting off to Copenhagen. The kind of guy who wants to tax toilet paper, but knows he’ll never have to use any because his butt is kept spotless by a non-stop parade of environmentalists who kiss it clean.
Somehow, we figure that if this guy is promoting the importance of trees one day, he’ll propose a tax on leaves the next day.
Source: CNSnews.com
