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The idea behind the bill is to reduce carbon dioxide, supposedly one of the major "greenhouse gases" that are, again supposedly, leading to a dire warming of our planet. Never mind that the "settled science" of global warming hardly is -- and never mind the scientific evidence of cooling -- the Climate Security Act stands to do serious, if not irreparable, harm to an already struggling economy.
Concludes an in-depth analysis by The Heritage Foundation:
• The act "represents an extraordinary level of economic interference by the federal government."The Climate Security Act is the definition of a crock. It's an ill-defined solution to a "problem" that's dubious to begin with. Congress must reject such nonsense. Congress must serve reason.
• It "promises extraordinary perils for the American economy."
• "Arbitrary restrictions predicated on multiple, untested and underdeveloped technologies will lead to severe restrictions on energy use and large increases in energy costs."
• Special interests have wealth transferred to them at the cost of the energy-using public.