[mvpel]

He understands conservative discomfort with him on whether man-made global warming is a reality, but he asks this question: Even if I'm wrong, what do we lose by going in this direction?

The people who have to pay for the higher cost of carbon emissions taxes on everything they buy and use, transported by carbon-emitting semi trucks.

[jazusamo]

Correct...Plus the listing of polar bears that came out yesterday will only be the tip of the iceberg, no pun intended. Enviros will have this country locked up as far as energy goes for decades.