Statement of Congressman Ron Paul - Statement on Global Warming Petition Signed by 31,478 Scientists
While it is evident that the human right to produce and use energy does not extend to activities that actually endanger the climate of the Earth upon which we all depend, bogus claims about climate dangers should not be used as a justification to further limit the American people's freedom.SkiCo rooting for carbon [swindle] bill | Aspen Daily News Online
The Aspen Skiing Co. called on President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to pass legislation that would make Americans pay for their carbon emissions, joining 18 other companies in signing an open letter published as a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal’s Washington, D.C., editions on Wednesday.Oxfam uses climate fraud to justify plan to redistribute the world's wealth: "Deep injustice at the heart of climate change" - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The SkiCo joined giants of industry like Nike, eBay, Levi Strauss, Starbucks and PSE&G in calling for action on a so-called “cap and trade” law, citing possible economic benefits on top of environmental ones.
The ad was paid for by Ceres, a sustainable energy investment firm.
“We support this legislation for many reasons,” the letter states, “because by putting a price on carbon, it will drive investment into cost-saving, energy saving technologies; because it will create the next wave of jobs in the new energy economy; because it will provide the predictability we need to plan for future business success; and because our companies and our economy will be more productive.”
A new Oxfam report, launched today in Bonn, outlines a fair way to deliver the global emissions cuts which the science indicates are needed to avoid catastrophic climate change, while proposing a new way to finance emissions cuts in developing countries.
It suggests money from the sale of carbon permits (currently freely allocated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) could be used to help poor countries finance the necessary emissions reductions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
The world's poorest countries, such as the Philippines, Vietnam and Nigeria, would receive 100 per cent of the funding they need to shift to a low carbon development path. However, more advanced developing economies such as Brazil and China would be expected to fund a proportion of the costs, depending on their economic capabilities.
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