"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
"Exactly. Its an ingenious way to address a non-existent problem."
Take away the people salivating for the unverifiable and made-to-be-corrupt international carbon trading rackets the global warming media offensive would whither away. Al Gore will cry over his warm milk that his investment firm set up to take a slice out of carbon trades will fail. If you support getting off foreign oil and having cleaner air there are plenty of reasons to work for these -- you don't need carbon trading to meet these goals or give them reason.
I noticed the Democrats have dropped energy independence as a policy goal for carbon trading. Watch when you hear Senator Boxer talk about "international cooperation" on these matters.