Americans are poised to contribute to an international solution to global warming.
Newly elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving the environment and energy to the top of the congressional agenda, and several senators have introduced bills that would reduce U.S. CO2 emissions. However, the solutions being offered to save the planet from rising temperatures will likely hasten calamity and inflict harm on U.S. industries that could otherwise contribute importantly to a sustainable solution.
Shrinking global ice shelves and mountain glaciers offer compelling evidence that global temperatures are rising, threatening to push back continental shore lines, submerge island nations, and radically alter global agriculture.
CO2 emissions account for more than four fifths of U.S. green house gas (GHG) emissions and an even larger share of what may be curtailed by government policies. CO2 emissions are created by processing and burning petroleum, coal and natural gas, and any meaningful effort boils down to regulating fossil fuel use.
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