Connecticut Senate uses climate fraud to micromanage lives

Connecticut residents can forget about leaving their cars on when they stop at the bank or pick up pizza for the kids. The senate voted 30 to 5 on a bill that prohibits the idling of any motor vehicle for over three consecutive minutes Wednesday. Vehicles designed for farming and agricultural are exempt from this bill.

Sen. Ed Meyer, D-Guilford, said the act applies to all cars, but is meant to target trucks and buses who are the worst offenders. He said the average long-haul truck idles approximately 1,800 hours per year, which costs $2,200 in fuel and emits 17 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The bill’s purpose is to alleviate air pollution, said Meyer.

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“NFU policy supports a national, mandatory carbon emission cap and trade system, with an optional agricultural offset program, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ‘The income potential from an agriculture offset program is a real opportunity for our farmers and ranchers who will be faced with increased input costs,’ Johnson said.”

The NFU news item added that, “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a proposed endangerment finding which reported greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health. Johnson said NFU believes a purely regulatory approach will increase energy input costs without the benefits of carbon offset opportunities and urged a comprehensive legislative approach be taken when addressing climate change.”