The Energy Bill That Wasn’t and the carbon tax that is

The Energy Bill That Wasn’t - HUMAN EVENTS: “HUMAN EVENTS’ readers are understandably difficult to shock these days with new examples of Congress’ political arrogance. Yet, as the House of Representatives was putting the finishing touches on their version of what they oddly call an “energy bill” — dedicated to restricting energy supplies as well as demand — the Republican House Energy Action Team released an eye-catching missive exposing what may be a new low for the Democrat-controlled 110th Congress. Despite the well-deserved ridicule of “carbon offsets — those “indulgences” being sold to let liberals assuage their green consciences over using energy by, for example, promising to plant a tree — our lawmakers are plotting to spend millions of your dollars on them. Where this “offset” green pork would wind up is anyone’s guess. Al Gore and his company is one option, though the Financial Times notes how it’s all a scam, anyway. (Is Gore a registered lobbyist, because he just pulled off a coup that would make Jack Abramoff blush?) As bad or worse, Congress wants environmental activists to be able to impose liability on the government — that is you, the taxpayer — for supposedly causing “global warming” if a judge or jury in San Francisco thinks that would be a good idea.”

House Government Reform Committee under “Hollywood” Henry Waxman (D-CA) agreed to create a new litigation pathway through which plaintiffs — “aggrieved parties” as the bill defines them — can sue to make the government buy these indulgences in a mandatory drive to be “carbon neutral.” He did so by sneaking a new basis for lawsuits into their massive anti-energy bill. The amendment also exposes the taxpayer to liability for paying the aggrieved — with a provision making sure their lawyers are taken care of too, of course — harmed by the federal government causing global warming. (Investment advice: Go long on environmental ambulance chasers in the 9th Circuit, whose judges love such claims.)

Anyone who thinks that many in government are not trying to pass carbon taxes in this country are living in delusion. The proof is right in front of your nose in this article.

It does not matter if most no longer believe in man caused catastrophic global warming. Those that do believe the demented hype intent to make you pay to fix their delusional global warming problem with demented, delusional and dumb carbon offset scams.

They already have it so the lawyers will get paid off and the courts are in their pockets. Taxpayers will pay for it all if you do nothing.