Don’t Exhale Too Much – The EPA Is Watching
Posted By John Moore on January 3, 2009
From The New Atlantis (emphasis mine):
In Massachusetts v. EPA (2007), the Supreme Court held that marginal contributions to climate change, even if virtually imperceptible, were sufficient to establish legally cognizable injuries for the purposes of citizen suit standing. Under this reasoning, even marginal contributions to global climate change, such as those from a major transportation project or coal-fired power plant, would suffice to trigger consultation, if not actual emission limits under Section 7 of the ESA. So opponents of new projects could use the consultation process to bog them down, while defenders of the projects will be in an awkward position: It is one thing to argue that new projects may proceed, but much more difficult to argue that other agencies need not consult with the FWS to make sure.
Once again, Richard Nixon’s abominable Endangered Species Act is threatening our freedoms. The Fish and Wildlife Service has ruled the Polar Bear a “threatened” species (never mind that there is no valid science behind that – with or without global warming).
The current administration’s EPA claims no intent to regulate CO2… but…
Obama has packed his critical appointments in this area with environmental extremists and global warming alarmists.
So much for economic recovery!
Fighting global warming in this country would cost one trillion dollars–as a start. What a waste…throwing money after an imaginary problem.