Yesterday the EPA ruled the that greenhouse gasses are a threat to human health. The main culprit is carbon dioxide. For your enjoyment and a little education I have linked a short opinion piece called "EPA's Greenhouse Gases Declaration -- Putting America On the Road to Ruin".
This ruling is "paving the way for onerous greenhouse gas regulations to be shoehorned into the 1970 Clean Air Act".
Businesses are already leaving the country or shutting down completely due to our high taxes and crushing regulations. Enacting even more regulations and costs on our most vital businesses, such as energy plants and large manufacturers, will turn the exodus of businesses into a stampede.
Check out some of the likely restrictions, then weep:
"Not only would motor vehicles be regulated, so would light-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, buses, motorcycles, planes, trains, ships, boats, tractors, mining equipment, RVs, lawn mowers, fork lifts, and just about everything that has a motor. Because there is no control technology for greenhouse gases, the EPA would require complete redesigns and operational changes.
They would also require permitting for businesses and structures that emit as little as 250 tons of greenhouse gases per year. That threshold may make sense for some air pollutants. But for carbon dioxide it’s frighteningly low, and would subject millions of never-before-regulated entities to an expensive and lengthy EPA permitting process. Any building over 100,000 square feet would be pulled in, as would numerous smaller buildings that produce carbon dioxide. Small businesses, restaurants, schools, and hospitals that have commercial kitchens with gas burners would all be affected."
This latest assault on our freedom is another straw on the camel's back. This administration is attacking freedom from all sides. It is hard to keep track of all the attacks.
If we can make it to 2010 we have a shot at reversing all this nonsense. Keep your fingers crossed, and your powder dry.
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