The conservative Republican head of the National Black Chamber of Commerce opines: "The EPA would and still does 'cook their books' when doing surveys
and holding panels. For example, they will organize a panel to provide
input by representatives of various organizations. These representatives
represent organizations or institutions that receive grants and even
unsolicited financial support from the EPA. They aren’t going to cut off
their funding so their statements are nothing but conflicts of
interest."
He continues: "They love to beat up on our federal government and the citizens of
the United States, saying we are polluters of the world. However, they
are reticent when it comes to noting the environmental recklessness of
such nations as China, Russia, India, Brazil and other growing
industrial nations. The truth is the United States has come a very long
way in improving our carbon footprint. The Clean Air Act has been a
success in limiting our pollution levels. The threat is coming from
these growing industrial empires that don’t have a governmental agency
trying to stop their growth."
More: "The cap and trade bill that this current EPA was trying to force upon
American industry would have been an economic catastrophe. We proved it
to Congress that it was a job killer and a major transfer of wealth
from the United States to foreign nations that could care less about our
future. It was defeated and now the EPA is coming back with individual
rules that are nothing but pieces of the cap and trade bill. They are
trying to sneak it in without constitutional legislation."
Harry Alford Op-Ed: Bogus Climate Change Charges
