Great News: Already, Obama Is Backtracking on Climate | GlobalWarming.org

A month ago, I coined the term “envoy of disappointment” to described Todd Stern, who had been chosen to become the State Department’s roving ambassador on climate change, a new position created by the Obama administration. The label reflected the reality that the U.S. will remain unwilling to put its economy at a competitive disadvantage by signing an international treaty to fight the supposed threat of climate change*, no matter what kind of “hope” and “change” Obama brings to Washington.

Recent evidence suggests I was right.

Heliogenic Climate Change: Republicans grill Geithner

The harshest criticism came from Lummis (R-Wyo.), who said the administration’s energy proposals would destroy productive capacity and punish American energy producers.

“Cap-and trade is the biggest damage you could do to the productive capacity of this economy,” she said. “What you’re going to do is send oil and gas production overseas.

“To take something like natural gas, which is the cleanest burning hydrocarbon, and punish it, and punish the people who produce it, is the most counter-productive thing that you could do.”"

Climate change: Council wasting tax dollars on fear

It's not necessary to conduct a study or pilot project with our tax dollars every time some eco-enthusiast dreams up another (shovel with rope handle) theory on how to save the planet. It's bad enough we have Gordon Campbell siphoning dollars out of our pockets with his carbon-tax scam.

Let's get back to work, taking care of real business, and cut spending.

Roland Seguin, Langley Township