Saturday, July 27, 2013

Court confirms EPA can regulate CO2 emissions


As one might suspect, Republican-controlled states have challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's right, confirmed by the Supreme Court of the land, that CO2 can cause environmental harm and can be regulated by the EPA.   Well, it didn't work.  The right of the EPA to institute its regulations has been upheld by an appeals court.   So they can.  And they will.  And maybe we should tax carbon, which makes a lot of sense.

U.S. appeals court rejects states' challenge over climate rules

Texas doesn't like it, by the way.

"The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality called the ruling "disappointing" and said it will consider future action.


"The EPA has effectively re-written the Clean Air Act to impose its new standards, imposed severely restrictive timelines on the states to implement its new requirements, and then twisted the Act to immediately impose its agenda on Texas," TCEQ Chairman Bryan Shaw said in an emailed statement."
Spoken like a good Rick Perry toady and Tea Party wannabe.




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