Cap and Trade is not even law and Minnesota sees its first victim

Minnesota has experienced its first victim of the Cap and Trade nonsense in Washington D.C., and the bill hasn't even been passed into law. According to the AP:

“Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co. decided Friday to abandon its plans for Big Stone II. Otter Tail cited the economic downturn and uncertainty about federal legislation to regulate carbon emissions.” (emphasis added)
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Lets get serious here. Temperatures have been declining since 1998. CO2 concentrations have been increasing since 1998. Where is the correlation? There doesn't appear to be a cause-and-effect relationship here. Isn't about time we took this Global Warming nonsense and shoved it into the history books along with Phrenology, Physiognomy, and the flat-earth theory.

The American Spectator : Toxic Nancy

Many Blue Dogs also resented the pressure-which came close to arm-breaking-that Pelosi used to secure a 219 to 212 victory for the cap and trade bill designed to combat global warming, but which in reality amounted to a large tax increase. To win, Pelosi forced the bill to the floor only hours after its final version was ready and rejected even a vote on most proposed amendments.

Ironically, Pelosi used to decry such "win at all costs" tactics when she was minority leader.