Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/16/2008 9:10:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge
The California Air Resources Board approval last week of top-down micromanagement of industries and commerce, ostensibly to rid California of global warming, is a broad intrusion into the private sector that not only will be costly, but ultimately a solution for a problem whose dimensions have been defined more by politics than science and probably doesn't even exist.
The ARB's "scoping plan" details the regulations and costs to be imposed on nearly every facet of California economic life to implement 2006's presumptuously named "Global Warming Solutions Act." It's the last thing a struggling economy needs, and the last thing a nearly bankrupt state government should be undertaking.
Not only have the Earth's temperatures subsided and even reversed in recent years, but state officials disingenuously claim their mandates and regulations will boost California's economy. They base their rosy projections on their own self-serving studies, which have been widely and authoritatively criticized.
"I have come to the inescapable conclusion that the (state's) economic analysis is terribly deficient in critical ways and should not be used by the state government or the public for the purpose of assessing the likely costs of CARB's plans," commented Robert Stavins of Harvard, one of six highly regarded reviewers commissioned by the state to critique the economic projections. All six experts were harshly critical.
The state's own independent Legislative Analyst's Office came to similar negative conclusions about the Air Resources Board's hyped economic outlook.
What is certain is the $23 billion in taxes and fees even the state concedes the plan will cost the private sector.
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Ultimate implementation may depend on how much pain the Schwarzenegger administration is willing to inflict on the economy
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
"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 Palelologus
Every week the Governator burns more fuel in his jet than a fleet of diesel trucks. He isn’t interested in the planet..but accolades from his wife’s social circle.
The trucking industry should announce a suspension of service to CA, now.
Physicist Steven Chu, named by Oboomarang as his energy Secretary has solved the global warming crisis at a single molecule level.
As of January 21st Beer, soda, champagne will not be allowed to contain CO2. Fire extinguishers, refrigerants and aerosols will have until July 4th (formerly Independence Day) to remove Carbon Dioxide.
Hyperventilation will become a felony offense and all animals will be required to wear meters to measure CO2 and other gases (cows will be mandated meters at both ends).
These actions will remove enough CO2 to allow night time temperatures to drop to 0º F world wide and the polar ice caps will grow to levels never before seen on this planet.One unavoidable consequence of this is Polar Bears will cease to exist as all the seals will be forced to move to the equator.
What a bunch of fools.
Unless your goal is the force a large percentage of your tax paying population to re-locate to other states.
I would predict that after the 2010 census, you are going to see one of the largest shifts in Electoral Votes and Congressional representation in the last 100 years.
And taxed proportionately I assume.../s
The state has problems with decreasing revenues now they are going to chase more businesses out of the state.
...cows will be mandated meters at both ends...
And taxed proportionately I assume.../s”
The Environazis are demanding a tax of $150 annually for dairy cows—$84.50 annually for beef cows, and $20 annually for pigs.
They are trying to eliminate all red meat from our diets—they want us all to eat only vegetables.
Studies have shown that vegetarians are far LESS aggressive on all topics- including private property rights and even danger to their own body and life.
Not if they count the illegals who are flocking there in droves.
After that the Federal handouts come to reallocate the money from the producers in other States to pay for the non producers in Ca.
Ask Obama.
so can we expect to start seeing better weather in California than in the rest of the country? How soon? What if that’s not soon enough? Can we pay even more taxes to speed up the good weather trend?
I want better climate and I want it now!
Sounds like CA is determined to rid itself of businesses. Good luck with that.
Oddly enough, it is fascinating to watch a whole state commit suicide.
Soon Mexico won’t want it back. It would cost them money.
Great post
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