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When will the federal government begin to get honest with the American people about the issue of peak oil?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 33 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Campaign 2008 · Economy · Energy · Environment · Ethics · Foreign Policy · Technology. Tags: energy crises · peak oil.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE)

The discussion about whether we hit peak oil I think drives some of the discussion about whether or how quickly we move away from oil as the major use of our energy. It’s kind of like global warming was a few years ago. People talk about peak oil, but there’s no evidence that we’ve hit peak oil, some people think it’s right now. So it’s part of their discussions.

Answered on Apr 23rd, 2008 More
Should the federal government require schools to teach nutrition?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 13 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Consumer · Economy · Education · Energy · Environment · Globalization · Health · Immigration · Rural · Technology.

Listen to: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Nutrition education we already do within health classes. When my kids were in kindergarten or 1st Grade, and how many grains and how many dairies, so nutrition education, yes. One of the other questions to be asked is, is it the federal government’s role to tell schools what they should be doing within the choices that are available within a school. We need to keep in mind that within the past 40 some-odd years, we’ve been doing that within the school lunch program. We have set the standards within school lunches and we say there are standards that need to be met.

Answered on Mar 19th, 2008 More
Should the federal government require schools to teach nutrition?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 13 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Consumer · Economy · Education · Energy · Environment · Globalization · Health · Immigration · Rural · Technology.

Listen to: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Well first of all, it’s not up the federal government to mandate what schools teach. I would never want to intrude on the local jurisdiction of schools to decide who they hire, who the fire, what books use. That’s not the role of the federal government. But I do think the role of the federal government is, as long as we’re providing school lunches and school breakfasts and food in schools, that we ought to be able to say what foods would be allowed in those schools.

Answered on Mar 19th, 2008 More