EPA Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Ruin Economy - Roll Call

Should the EPA rule that greenhouse gas emissions are a health hazard, more than just America’s aggies would be affected. Other segments of society such as family-run dry cleaners, diners, cobblers and small businesses would be forced to close their doors when faced with the staggering costs to remediate “damages” caused by years of emissions. Just the threat of defending against such lawsuits would send destructive economic ripples through rural America.

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The White House releases a new report representing a consensus of 13 agencies developed over a year and half, entitled Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. June 16, 2009. (Public Domain)

Warning signs: Dire federal climate report says we need EVs now | MNN - Mother Nature Network

[photo caption] What use are cars when sea level rises? ...

If it’s left up to consumer choice, we’ll get around to electrifying our auto fleet in, I don’t know, 30 years or so. Everybody knows that early adopters will try anything, but the rest of us are inherently conservative. We need time. We want to kick the tires. Electric vehicles (EVs) are a disruptive technology, cool your jets.

As my debate with Matthew DeBord of Slate showed, there are very good reasons to expect that change will happen at a glacial pace. But, damnit, we don’t have the luxury of time, and global warming is a big reason why.