EPA on Climate Control

E-mail to Congress:

As I've said previously, the EPA was set up by Congress, but is now under the control of the President. The EPA Director is subservient to and can be replaced by the President at any time. No one likes to lose his job and most people will compromise principles to retain a position. Very few agency directors are gutsy enough to challenge the boss.

With that said, the EPA has previously stated some opinions on climate control. Some of these are contained in an article entitled, "Future Climate Change " (http://epa.gov/climatechange/science/futurecc.html).

One statement is that, "Increased greenhouse gas concentrations are very likely to raise the Earth's average temperature, influence precipitation and some storm patterns as well as raise sea levels (IPCC, 2007). The magnitude of these changes, however, is uncertain." Note the use of the qualifying terms "LIKELY" and "MAGNITUDE as UNCERTAIN". The realistic interpretation of the statement is that an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations MAY produce dire effects, and even if they do, the quantity may be so small as to be unnoticeable.

The article also says, "much [of] the climate varies as a result of natural influences (e.g. from volcanic activity and changes in the sun’s intensity) and its internal variability (referring to random changes in the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans). This is another bailout of responsibility.

Lastly, the article says, "Virtually all published estimates of how the climate COULD change in the future are produced by computer models of the Earth’s climate system." "Models continue to have significant limitations, such as in their representation of clouds, which lead to UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MAGNITUDE AND TIMING, as well as regional details, of predicted climate change."

With this compilation of "ifs, ands, and buts", are you sure that you and your Congressional Associates are willing to take a multibillion-dollar gamble, with the possibility that it will contribute to the downfall of the Republic?