Georgia: Climate change impact studied

Climate change impact studied

Despite these sometimes-dire predictions for business, George Israel III, president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, said there remains little scientific proof of climate change. He cited past fluctuations in global temperatures based on solar activity and Earth's orbit, among other possible causes. He said states with a climate action plan are trying to be politically correct without accomplishing anything meaningful. "You've got to have some idea of thresholds and trends before you can develop a meaningful plan," Israel said. "Carbon dioxide occurs naturally. How much is too much?... In Georgia they've got enough other serious issues to focus on without making a hypothetical plan to deal with a hypothetical problem." Israel has voiced concern that irrational fears about global warming will harm Georgia industry. He has been a vocal critic of a recent court decision ordering the state to require a carbon dioxide permit for a new coal-fired power plant. Federal environmental laws do not require limits on carbon dioxide, so this would set a new precedent in Georgia that could affect other proposed plants, such as the Plant Washington facility proposed near Sandersville.

(Via CO2 Skeptics)