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Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped California state government from rushing ahead with the nation's most ambitious plan to save the world by crippling the economy, subsidizing boondoggles and driving up consumers' costs, all in the name of curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The state Air Resources Board recently released 142 pages of regulations to manipulate consumers, coerce manufacturers and drain the public purse. Italy and Poland led a revolt of eight poorer countries and recently won a right to veto the European Union's upcoming climate control plan. Indeed, the aversion to imposing economic upheaval to reduce greenhouse gases is growing in Washington, where only months ago fighting global warming was a top priority — until it became obvious the extreme costs were too much to pay on top of soaring energy prices. We agree with the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Iain Murray, who says, “The world has realized that the greenhouse gas reductions championed by Al Gore and his fellow travelers come at a very high price, at both the national and household level.

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