![\"An](\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Icelandair.b757-200.tf-fiv.arp.jpg\" "\\"An")
<\/a>Image via Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n
CNS News<\/a>\u00a0is reporting today that starting January 1, all American airlines flying into European airports will be be liable for charges for emitting greenhouse gases blamed for \u201cglobal warming.\u201d<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Under an E.U. directive that comes into effect in just 10 days, airlines using European airports will be allocated tradable allowances covering a certain amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted each year, based on historical emissions data. CO2 emissions beyond the allowance must be paid for, and airlines can trade permits among themselves depending on how much carbon they produce.<\/strong><\/p>\n Proponents say aviation accounts for three percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n Please read the sentence above again.<\/p>\n If you are a believer in global warming, there is an aspect of this you need to keep in mind. Paying an extra $10 to $52 a ticket to fly to Europe actually has no impact on pollution–it is a way for someone to collect money from your activities. If the surtax decreases the number of people flying to Europe, it means fewer people in each plane, thus\u00a0each person in the plane has a bigger carbon footprint–not a smaller one!\u00a0It is the equivalent of your going up to someone and saying, “If you pay me five dollars, I won’t take a shower today and that will help the planet.” It won’t make a significant difference, and depending on what your daily activities are, it might even make your corner of the planet a little less pleasant.<\/p>\n Global warming, unfortunately, is about redistribution of wealth. The science is not settled and the people pushing the panic button have an agenda other than the welfare of the planet. As I have stated before, one of the best sources on the current science of climate change is wattsupwiththat<\/a>. It is a very scientifically oriented site and is quite often well over my head, but there are great charts and graphs explaining what is actually going on with the earth’s climate–both now and in the past.<\/p>\n CNS News\u00a0is reporting today that starting January 1, all American airlines flying into European airports will be be liable for charges for emitting greenhouse gases blamed for \u201cglobal warming.\u201d The article reports: Under an E.U. directive that comes into … Continue reading <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"