Reasonable Responses to Climate Change

Reasonable Responses to Climate Change

New NCPA Study Examines Policies that Effectively Address Climate Change


Dallas (September 30, 2009) - The cap-and-trade bill that Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry are slated to introduce today could cost taxpayers more than $1,761 per family annually and will not reduce global warming temperatures anymore than one-tenth of a degree by 2050, according to a study released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
"The bill will do nothing to effectively address global warming, will cause more harm than it prevents, and will impose enormous costs on American families," said H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis and author of the study.
For example, the study concludes that:

• Cap-and-trade would cost an average of $314 billion a year in lost GDP or $9.4 trillion over the period from 2012 to 2035.
• It would increase the cost of residential electricity 31 percent to 50 percent by 2030
• Job losses would total 2.5 million by 2030

"Climate change is mainly projected to add to existing problems, rather than create new ones," Burnett said. "No-regrets policies that provide benefits beyond their effects on climate as well as policies that help us to adapt to future climate change should be implemented."
The new NCPA study examines several policies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and reduce energy prices for consumers.
These "no-regrets" policies include:

• Eliminating fuel subsidies
• Reducing regulatory barriers to building new nuclear power plants.
• Encouraging breakthroughs in new technology by fostering competition

"Taken together, these policies could do a great deal to minimize the risks of global warming while at the same time promoting economic growth and global development, not to mention providing sustainable financial support for Americans and their families," Burnett said.
To read the full study, "Reasonable Responses to Climate Change," log on to http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st324.pdf. To arrange an interview with H. Sterling Burnett, contact Leah Gipson.              

New CAFE Standards

President Obama’s New CAFE Standards May Cause More Harm Than Good

NCPA Expert Explains New Standards Will Reduce Consumer Choice, Increase Auto Price and Increase Fatalities

Dallas (May 19, 2009) - The Obama Administration's announcement today of new mileage and pollution standards is a disgraceful attempt to court environmental votes by reducing consumer choice, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis. Because the government now has so much control over two of the major companies it can extort the industry into not objecting.

President Obama's tightening of national program for higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is part of his plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and ease U.S. dependence on oil. These new standards include an increase in fuel efficiency targets to 35.5 miles per gallon for new passenger vehicles and light trucks by 2016, four years earlier than required under the 2007 energy bill.

"People have the choice to purchase fuel efficient cars if they want them," Burnett said.

From the NCPA. read it here

Clean up the environment

For years the Bush Administration was criticized for not cleaning up enough of the nation's most contaminated waste sites. The O administration has plans for doing even less.
Environmental groups and some democratic lawmakers railed against President George W. Bush's cleanup record. But this time, they're shying away from speaking out.
Golly Mr. Bester Tester I wonder why? Aren't they non-partisan? Don't they view the environment the same now as before or is it just more of the extreme leftist partisan hack politics.

natural gas rate hike on the poor

Springs City Council approves natural gas rate hike on the poor.
Way to go. Nice!!!