[DouglasKC]

"Increased atmospheric carbon has a warming effect on the Earth," The Hill reported the draft document as saying. "While the scope and long term consequences of this warming effect are the subject of ongoing research, we believe the United States should take measured and reasonable steps today."

Translated: We have no clue what we're talking about, but we better do something about it.

[gleeaikin]

“Translated: We have no clue what we’re talking about, but we better do something about it.”

Fortunately, many of the proposed things to do also have the positive effect of reducing our need to import foreign oil from people who hate us and will use our money against us.