The drivel never ends

Up Sucker Creek thought the Lake Oswego Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was a waste of resources.  And some of those resources undoubtedly produced GHG, so that was a double insult to the idea of scientific, data-driven political policies.  It demonstrates that if a group continually confounds the purpose of a study, the resulting policies are corrupt along with the data that was created to support them.

An example of government (and consultant) fuzzy thinking is the assumption that the carbon footprint of materials consumption is based on the wealth of its citizens:  Median household income for the Portland metropolitan area is greater than the national average. It is assumed that this difference results in more purchased goods by residents.  A higher income means more goods and materials consumed and more GHG emitted.  Lake Oswego's GHG Inventory was done by the same company and uses the same metric, so our GHG emissions are assumed to be even higher!  And for transportation, people with higher incomes travel by air more, and planes emit huge amounts of GHG, therefore LO scores poorly on transportation also!  

Q:  How many bike paths will it take to counteract LO's high income in order to lower our (assumed) high GHG emissions?  Or should Lake Oswego residents become less wealthy in order to be more "green?"  Perhaps what they say about assumptions is true after all - either that or there are a lot of gullible and guilt-ridden people out there who love paying for this junk.

For anyone who still thinks government is not involved in behavioral change or social engineering, the excerpts below reveal the extent to which Metro (and the State) is willing to go in its tyrannical quest to further its Master Plan.  A government not of the people but to rule the people.
To see the Metro Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Click Here.   To see the Lake Oswego Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Click Here.

ALL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, STAFF REPORTS, ETC. NEED TO BE TESTED AGAINST LOGIC, REAL DATA, AND THE OLD GUT CHECK AND GRAIN OF SALT.

TRUST BUT VERIFY.

Regional greenhouse gas inventory
The carbon footprint of residents and businesses inside the Portland metropolitan region 

Materials:
Second, the management of the more “upstream” portion of material flows offers many potential GHG-reducing opportunities, such as promoting new green purchasing strategies for businesses and consumers, reducing energy use, and supporting the internalization of the lifecycle carbon costs of goods into their price. While Metro’s role in materials management has traditionally focused on recycling and disposal, the relationships Metro has developed with households and businesses throughout the region may present collaborative opportunities to lower the region’s greenhouse gas emissions from material use. 

Consultants move around the region and state, reaping the rewards of state mandates and sustainability decrees.  The Good Company (partial) list of clients:

Government and Public Administration:

Battelle Energy Alliance Business Oregon Center for Climate Strategies City of Beaverton, Oregon City of Corvallis City of Eugene, Oregon City of Gresham, Oregon City of Hillsboro, Oregon City of Lake Oswego, Oregon City of Portland, Oregon Bureau of Planning and Sustainability City of Vancouver, Washington Clackamas County, Oregon Colorado Department of Transportation EnviroIssues Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development Idaho National Laboratory

Lane Council of Governments Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Massachusetts Highway Department Metro Regional Government, Oregon Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center Oregon Department of Energy Oregon Department of Human Services Oregon Department of Transportation Oregon Housing and Community Services Oregon Solutions Oregon University System Portland Development Commission Rogue Valley Council of Governments Washington County, Oregon Washington State Department of Ecology