Blog Action Day 2009: The Truth about Climate Change

Today is Blog Action Day, and this is supposed to be focused on climate change.  Of course, many will be writing about how great the climate change legislation Congress is debating and how it is needed to save Mother Earth.  Now, I am concerned about conservation by doing this is in a manner that does not place further regulations on businesses, people, or place heavy economic burdens on working Americans.  However, I do not support legislation that will place an economic detriment on our country.

Currently, there are two bills being debated in Congress that will place more regulations on the energy industry and put millions of jobs on the chopping block.  In the past, I have focused on both the Waxman-Markey bill (which was passed by the House on June 26^th) and the Kerry-Boxer bill (Senate) and how it will increase the costs of fuel, along with raising the regulations that will be enacted on the coal industry, etc. 

Today, I just want to focus on the costs that will be passed on to the consumer under the climate change legislation. Aside from rising fuel costs and the loss of employment, this legislation will not limit greenhouse gas emissions. It will also discourage the use of clean burning natural gas and benefit foreign oil producers by barring the U.S. from receiving domestic protections.

With all of the negatives, it would be worth the time for Congress to look over this carefully and utilize our natural resources without placing further regulations and taxes on energy, businesses, and the average family.