The ‘Cap-and-Tax’ Fiasco
By Doug Carlson
Basic economic principles teach that achieving sound economic policy requires careful consideration of two expected outcomes: costs and benefits. A majority in Congress has just opted to disregard both.
In a narrow 219-212 vote, the House of Representatives has approved what many call the largest tax increase in American history—all in what many experts view as a futile attempt to control the world’s thermostat. The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill, which restricts industries to specified amounts of greenhouse gases and other carbon emissions they can discharge, garnered support from 211 Democrats and eight Republicans. The damage was done Friday night, just before the House broke for a weeklong July 4 recess.
At its core, the nearly 1,500-page bill is a monstrosity, threatening to make every American who turns on a light switch a loser. First, there is the exorbitant cost. Such a plan amounts to a national energy …
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A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor: An Evangelical Response to Global Warming
By By Interfaith Stewardship Alliance
Jul 27, 2006
Preamble
As evangelicals, we commend those who signed the Evangelical Climate Initiative’s “Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action” for speaking out on a public issue of ethical concern. We share the same Biblical world view, theology, and ethics. We are motivated by the same deep and genuine concern they express for the poor not only of our own nation but of the world. That very concern compels us to express our disagreement with their “Call to Action” and to offer an alternative that would improve the lot of the poor more surely and effectively.
It is important to speak directly to the issue of motive. We do not question the motive of those who produced or signed the ECI’s “Call to Action.” We assume that they acted out of genuine concern for the world’s poor and others and considered their action justified …
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Cornwall Alliance issues climate change agenda
By Mark Kelly
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