The EPA, Not Carbon Dioxide, Is Hazardous To The Public

The EPA, Not Carbon Dioxide, Is Hazardous To The Public
NPCA Expert Says EPA Shouldn't Control Greenhouse Gases until Congress Passes Bill on the Specific Issue

Dallas (December 8, 2009) - The EPA's announcement yesterday declaring carbon dioxide a hazard and a danger to public health is the administration's attempt at extortion, according to NCPA Senior Fellow, H. Sterling Burnett. President Obama is telling Congress to act soon or he will, and they won't like the result, he said.

"The administration and the Democratic leadership is basically saying that this bad climate bill will need to be passed or they will enact, purely through regulation, even worse carbon controls on the economy," Burnett said. "This is truly a choice between two evils."

The EPA is considering rules that would restrict emissions from large sources of CO2 such as power stations, chemical plants and refineries. The EPA also has the option to regulate other emitters such as trucks, lawnmowers, airplanes, and large buildings.

"Congress should act to suspend the EPA's rule making authority over CO2 by halting any EPA action on greenhouse gases unless and until Congress passes a bill specifically dealing with this problem," Burnett said. "But, neither the Democratic leadership nor the administration would allow this because it takes away their leverage in negotiating the cap and trade bill."

To read Sterling Burnett's testimony on this topic, log on to http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/031209_WM_Burnett.pdf.