Tuesday, January 27, 2009

New Day on Climate Change - Editorial - NYTimes.com
In one dramatic stroke, President Obama has removed any doubts that he intends to break sharply from President George W. Bush’s policies on yet another vital issue — this time repudiating Mr. Bush’s passive approach to climate change.
Climate Policy Crash: Jonathan H. Adler advocates surrender to the CO2 fraudsters
Some will no doubt object (indeed, my friend Chris Horner already has) that contemplating a carbon-tax deal of the sort I propose amounts to “anticipatory capitulation” designed to “buy peace” with the opposition. Not so. Barring the miraculous enactment of the Blackburn bill to overturn Massachusetts, control of greenhouse gases is inevitable. This is not a prediction about what Congress or the EPA will choose to do, but an assessment of what current law requires.

It’s an old saw that you can’t beat something with nothing. In this case, the need for a “Plan B” is especially urgent, because the train has already left the station. If stopping that train, and preventing the otherwise inevitable wreck, is important, conservatives need a climate strategy beyond opposition to existing regulations and the imposition of cap-and-trade. On this basis, and because the threat of climate change merits a serious response, conservatives should support policies to encourage and unleash innovation—as well as tax reform replacing corporate and income taxes with a carbon tax that could prevent more onerous regulation.
Sell the CO2 fraud to students:  Be part of national teach-in on global warming solutions: "Learn" more with Ed Markey Wednesday
We are honored that a true climate champion Congressman Ed Markey will join us to give a quick update on what we all have to do in the next year to make action on global warming a reality.
CNSNews.com - Global Warming Led to ‘Black Hawk Down,’ Congressman Ed Markey Says
On the Spot (CNSNews.com) – A top Democrat told high school students gathered at the U.S. Capitol Thursday that climate change caused Hurricane Katrina and the conflict in Darfur, which led to the “black hawk down” battle between U.S. troops and Somali rebels.

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