In Hot Pursuit Of CO2

IBD Editorials ^ | March 12, 2009

[Kaslin]

Climate Change: Washington is about to crack down on carbon dioxide emissions. It had better hurry because it won't have much time before the backlash strikes. The public is losing its faith in the global warming religion.

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The Environmental Protection Agency, under new management, wants to regulate emissions of CO2, as well as other greenhouse gases, as part of its campaign against global warming.

The next step is to establish a reporting system, which was proposed Tuesday, so the government can monitor private activity and eventually tax carbon emissions.

As many as 13,000 factories, power plants, refineries and other commercial enterprises that fuel the economy will be required to report to the government their levels of greenhouse gas emissions. From there, it's a small step to regulating hospitals, chain saws, fireplaces, lawn mowers, go-carts — you name it.

Carol Browner, head of the EPA under the Clinton administration and climate czar for the current White House, is certain that the EPA will make the "endangerment finding" that will help move the process along. The way she talks about it, it sounds like it is now a mere formality the EPA will declare CO2 to be a pollutant.

That's no surprise. The political left for years has been chasing down CO2, which isn't a pollutant even if the Supreme Court says it can be regulated as such under the Clean Air Act. It's a naturally occurring gas that's necessary for life to continue. And it makes up less than four hundred parts per million (0.038%) by volume of our atmosphere.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[TurtleUp]

The next step is to establish a reporting system, which was proposed Tuesday, so the government can monitor private activity and eventually tax carbon emissions. As many as 13,000 factories, power plants, refineries and other commercial enterprises that fuel the economy will be required to report to the government their levels of greenhouse gas emissions. From there, it's a small step to regulating hospitals, chain saws, fireplaces, lawn mowers, go-carts — you name it.

I plan to report weekly on how many times I estimate that I exhaled! [seriously, it's worth 43 cents a week to make fun of them]

[oyez]

The government sets policies without so much debate. In fact no decent ion is allowed on the subject. The public is beginning to see through the nonsense.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

I guess I better watch how I’m breathing in, don’t wanna’ put out too much carbon dioxide!!

[Guns]

[Nathan Zachary]

"I guess I better watch how I’m breathing in, don’t wanna’ put out too much carbon dioxide!!"

I guess that means all "healthy" people will have to stop playing sports, jogging etc. They put out 10 times the carbon as a fat lazy couch potato. I guess that means no more football on the boob tube.

[Nathan Zachary]

"I plan to report weekly on how many times I estimate that I exhaled! [seriously, it's worth 43 cents a week to make fun of them]"

You exhale about a ton a year of Co2. Obama will bill you the going rate- $50/ton.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

you betcha’ ‘cause it’s coming-———— a tax on you ! everytime you breathe and in and out & those libtards will find a way a to do it!

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

the 24th Amendment to the Constitution did away with the poll tax.
Are we now being taxed again for breathing?

NewWorldOrder ?

[bray]

What about Methane emissions? You have to tax Methane emissions.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Failure