I know. I videotaped that segment. :)
"Yet we're supposed to turn our nation (and every other first world nation) into a planned economy on life support based on these simulations. Not happenin', Captain. I have this to say about my carbon footprint: Molon Labe, baby."
"Not happenin'", is right.
"...Global warming is now big business. Thousands of individuals and even some Fortune 100 companies stand to make tens of billions of dollars.
I was on the floor opposing the ’93 Clinton-Gore tax increase of $32 billion, but the cost of Kyoto and other CO2 reduction schemes are estimated to be over $300 billion, ten times the cost of your ’93 tax increase. And who’s paying for it? Those on fixed incomes and the poor, who as a percent of their monthly budget spend five times more on energy than the average household.
Largest tax increase in history – 10 times Clinton-Gore of ’93 and the poor pay for it… and the science isn’t there. We just can’t do that to America, Mr. VicePresident… and we’re not gonna." ~ James Inhofe (non-RINO Republican) Opening Statement Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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"...Based on...Gore’s warning that we have about 10 years to address global warming before “it’s too late,” ...you might think a global warming bill is imminent.
" ... Get ready to hear a lot about carbon-neutral living in the days and months ahead. It's the new euphemism for Escalade-driving environmentalists who "purchase" carbon credits to assuage any guilt about their private jets and 20,000 square foot summer homes. In fact there is a $100 million dollar bull market in such credits and it’s growing, with for-profit companies such as TerraPass, selling credits that give wealthy Americans a "pass" when it comes to actually cutting down on their own carbon consumption. The idea is so hot that several business schools have begun programs in environmental finance. How do these carbon offsets actually work? Well, like a charm if you're in the business of buying your way out of looking like a hypocrite. And, if you're actually sincere about protecting the environment well, the jury's out on that one. In theory ..." Continue here
