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November 14, 2009
Environmentalist Stupidity Watch
Posted by Gregory of Yardale at November 14, 2009 1:53 PM
A couple of notes on the stupidity that passes for environmental policy among the Progressive Elite. First off, Australia has already enacted the type of Cap and Trade regulations strongly favored by the Obamacrats in Congress and the White House. The result: Energy prices immediately shot up 20% and will double by 2015. Of course, only right-wing lunatics point out that cap and trade schemes are massively expensive and completely ineffective.
Also, according to a new study, land use has a far greater impact on climate than "greenhouse gas" emissions. Urban sprawl has more climate impact than SUV's, but don't expect the progressive elite to jump on this because urban sprawl in the US is caused by immigration-fueled population growth. And it is forbidden on the left to even discuss limiting immigration. So, we have to pretend that the US can "welcome" millions of illegal immigrants with no environmental consequences. Just like, we have to pretend that drilling for oil off Brazil is environmentally benign, but drilling off the American coast will destroy the ecology of the Earth.
