I'm not here to argue the scientific basis or facts of anthropogenic climate change (nee, global warming). I believe there is enough doubt in the "settled science" that it's not worth destroying our economy over (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here). (I could link more but I won't.)
And we are not short of oil. In fact, proven reserves as of January 1, 2009 are 1,342,207,000,000 barrels (1.34 trillion) according to the Department of Energy. And that's just proven reserves as we keep finding more and more oil.
According to this website, the world burns about 85,085,664 barrels of oil per day. Sounds like a lot but simple math shows that's enough to last the world 43 years at current consumption levels and current proven reserves. And some say there's another trillion barrels out there if we'd just go find it. And that's another 32 years worth of oil. So that's 75 years worth of oil probably out there. We are not short of oil.
So why are we putting in stricter Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules, forcing cars to be downsized, underpowered, and less safe? Why are some calling for a tax on burning fossil fuels. Why are incandescent light bulbs being banned?
Why? Because of the theory that humans are causing climate change. It's the moving goal posts. First environmentalists went for low-hanging fruit: cleaning up the water and the air. And we did that and I'm glad we did (I've been in countries where they haven't). But that wasn't good enough, so we had to clean up aerosols, and sulfates, and other less harmful pollutants. But that wasn't enough, so now the very CO2 from combustion of hydrocarbons is "pollution."
And the reason for that is: the greens' desire to run your life. Climate change gives them the ultimate excuse to put them in charge of your life. Nearly everything you do is bad for the environment, so nearly everything you do needs to be controlled by the over-whelming government control of the greens' wet dreams. The greens want to rule by diktat. Democracy is too messy. The masses might not vote to impoverish themselves.
Environmentalism and the mother of all environmental causes, climate change, are simply excuses to control and run your life for you per the desires of the leftists. There was a time when the environment needed cleaning. But no more burning rivers, the ecomentalists need more excuses to control you. And global warming climate change is the perfect excuse.



