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Carbon Dioxide Restrictions are Costly, Pointless, Symbolic Gestures

James Taylor | 28 May 2009
Substantial restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions, such as those proposed by President Barack Obama and contained in the Waxman-Markey bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, will force Americans to undergo severe and protracted economic hardship for little or no real-world benefit.

Obama's Cap-and-Trade: Lifeline or Noose?

Alan Bressler | 21 May 2009
Are we really in a position right now to impose a huge added cost on society, burden our economic recovery, drive more manufacturing jobs overseas, and pay for tax breaks for people who don't pay taxes, all for something that is inconsequential to the planet's climate?

Senators Were Right To Reject Limits on Carbon Dioxide Emissions

David Holcberg | 28 June 2005
It is way past time for most Americans to understand that industrial activity is an immense value and that environmentalism is the real threat.

New Jersey's Nutty CO2 Notions

Alan Curuba | 6 March 2005
There is no ecological time bomb. In the event no one taught you this fundamental fact about life on planet Earth, all the forests and every form of vegetation, including food crops, is utterly and completely dependent on the presence of CO2 in the atmosphere. More CO2 is good. Less CO2 is bad. More enhances plant growth. Less decreases it.
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