... “Why aren’t the refineries, chem plants, businesses, etc. crying foul?” ...
Some are looking to profit from the coming crackdown on CO2.
See this little diddy from DuPont:
From: Linda Fisher, Vice-President - Safety, Health, Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer
DuPont believes the scientific understanding of climate change is sufficient to compel prompt, effective actions to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. We believe that to be successful, these actions will require concerted engagement by the world’s governments, along with technological innovations by businesses, and individual actions by all citizens.
Government representatives, businesses and citizen organizations are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark to work on a global agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. DuPont actively supports the work of these organizations to develop an agreement that includes all countries in commitments to reduce global emissions.
An important part of success in addressing climate change involves actions by individuals — both taking steps to reduce our own emissions and making our leaders aware that we support development of policies that reduce emissions globally. An initiative, “Hopenhagen,” has been developed to help link citizens around the world to the activities taking place in Copenhagen now.
Check out the Hopenhagen site and learn more about the activities and what other people around the world are saying: http://www.hopenhagen.org/home/map
More like profiting from passing the buck to consumers.