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That's where the endangered puppy comes in. As momentous as the EPA's decision was - the finding stated "in both magnitude and probability, climate change is an enormous problem" - no one actually wants the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. Not even Jackson or Obama, both of whom have repeatedly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

So the possibility that in the face of congressional inaction the EPA might take matters into its own hands and directly regulate greenhouse gases can be seen as a not so subtle threat. Either act on your own, or let an EPA bureaucrat do it for you. Said Frank O...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

The EPA's move on Friday was characterized by the top global warming analyst for the National Wildlife Federation as the "single largest step the Federal Government had taken to fight climate change." But there is still a long way to go before the agency may undertake what would be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

Not every observer believes the implicit threat of EPA regulation will be enough to force cap-and-trade opponents to fall in line. After all, the main criticism of cap-and-trade is that it may result in a rise in energy prices as carbon becomes more expensive (indeed, making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

In truth, by any reasonable definition, the EPA has the right to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The scientific case is clear: global warming is dangerous, and man-made greenhouse gases cause global warming; ergo, those gases are pollutants that must be dealt with. But carbon is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

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