Governor Romney opposed mandatory, Kyoto-like “global warming” regulations in Massachusetts, opting instead for voluntary, pro-growth measures to increase energy efficiency of businesses, reduce carbon emissions and improve the environment with the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan.
(Office of Gov. Mitt Romney, "Romney Unveils Climate Protection Plan for Massachusetts," Press Release, 5/06/2004)... "Some of the most economically punitive measures activist groups frequently propose to reach such goals, such as energy taxes and emission caps, are absent from the plan. It is thus unlikely the state will suffer the economic consequences of capping carbon dioxide emissions. Research has found those costs could reach $6,300 per household by raising the price of goods and destroying jobs.
... "In addition to rejecting more stringent proposals, Romney made a special effort to convey that he personally had doubts about alarmist global warming theory, going so far as to attach a letter to the plan's final version suggesting he remains unconvinced that man-made greenhouse gases are an environmental problem.
"Romney said he was unsure whether climate change is occurring and whether human activity is causing it," reported the May 7 Environment & Energy Daily.
"Romney characterized his support of the plan as an 'insurance policy' focusing on voluntary initiatives in the private sector and mandatory reductions primarily directed at state agencies themselves.
Your link was from 2004, what I posted was his position when he was running for President... which brings up the biggest issue I have with Mitt Romney -—— he blows with the wind and depending on the given day of the week or month of the year or election he is involved in Romney is chameleon and changes his colors with the season. Sorry, but I’ll take a candidate with the cajones to take a position and stick with it, even if that isn’t a popular position with both sides of the aisle.