It’s hard when you’re passionate–and upset–not to use words like “psycho nut-job” and “communist thugs” when it comes to our state “leaders” who believe they know better than we citizens how we should live our lives. But I’ll try to behave myself.

My latest rant has to do with kool aide drinkers who believe man is causing global warming. May I point out a few FACTS about this issue? (1) For the past 10 years, the average temperature globally has either gone down or held constant. Although you don’t hear this in the mainstream media, it is an established fact. (2) The sun is the largest producer of energy in our corner of the galaxy, and is responsible for heating the earth. The sun’s energy ebbs and flows in cycles, resulting in warmer years and cooler years on earth. (3) Man cannot reliably predict temperatures and weather beyond two weeks, let alone 20 or 30 years in the future.

The whole issue of “warming” of the planet is really quite easy to understand. It takes a willing suspension of disbelief in order to support the claim that man is causing the earth to warm to unnaturally high levels, consequently leading to ocean levels rising, crops burning, etc. In other words, just to be clear, man-caused global warming is a COMPLETE FICTION.

I have no problem with people who want to believe the fiction. I do have a problem if those people inhabit positions of power that force me to pay money for their tomfoolery.

There is an unelected group of 16 people who belong to the New York State Environmental Board (part of the NYS Environmental Conservation Department) who have just voted to adopt regulations put forth by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This initiative is a group of 10 northeastern states, like New York, who want to “cure” global warming. How do they plan to do it? By taxing citizens! Yes, you read that correctly. It seems the solution to a warming planet is to take money out of my pocket as a taxpayer. Which, of course, is not a solution at all and points out the rank hypocrisy of the left.

The regulations just adopted by this group of 16 unelected people will force energy producers in New York to pay for permits to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. You know, CO2–the gas that you emit EVERY TIME YOU BREATHE OUT. That carbon dioxide. The naturally-occurring-in-nature carbon dioxide. We used to joke that one day Albany would put a tax on breathing. Now…they actually have!

Independent Power Producers of New York (IPPNY), a trade group trying to stop this nuttiness, has estimated the new regulation by the Environmental Board will cost $8 per ton of CO2 emitted, meaning our power bills will go up 9%–tacked on to the insanely high rates we pay now. And for what? So the state will have more money to give away to welfare slugs. This has NOTHING to do with “saving the planet” and everything to do with political power and figuring out more ways to shake down hard working citizens.

Sixteen unelected people, with the raise of a hand and stroke of a pen, have just taxed every citizen in New York State. It’s unfair, it’s unethical, and I believe it’s illegal. Who are these 16 people? Wish I knew. Search the web and you’ll find it is the head of 10 state agencies (appointed by the governor) and six citizens, also appointed by the governor. But no names are published–or I would list them here. Perhaps they have something to be ashamed of?

Bottom line: The nut-jobs who believe in the global warming fairy tale are costing you money. It MATTERS whom you elect to state and local office. Vote conservative and keep your money (and your sanity).

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