I appreciate USA TODAY for giving me the opportunity to write the opposing view to the paper’s support of the President’s climate deal with China. The reason I call this a non-binding charade is because as China’s economy grows, so will its demand for electricity. With China accounting for 50 percent of global coal consumption; with China bringing a new coal-fired power plant online every 10 days; and with China having no other inexpensive energy resources like natural gas, how can it keep any of its promises that were made to our President? While China continues to lure manufacturing and agriculture jobs away from our shores with promises of cheap labor and abundant electricity, the overbearing climate regulations coming out of the EPA will only move the needle on global warming by 0.018 degrees Celsius by 2100. All pain; no gain. Read more here: usatoday/story/opinion/2014/11/12/greenhouse-gas-emissions-sen-james-inhofe-editorials-debates/18940687/
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:46:32 +0000
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