Global Warming As the New Anti-Growth Tool
The environmental movement has been hijacked by anti-growth, anti-business and really anti-free market radicals, who oppose the very idea of individual property rights and view private business as the enemy. These causes are also hijacked by "NIMBY's" who have no true environmental concern, but oppose a project they don't want in their area. For them, the environmental cause of the day is just a tool. Global warming is a perfect tool for these activists because one can argue that almost any new project will result in some activity that could result in additional use of evil fossil fuels or electricity that will cause more greenhouse gas emissions.
Enter California Attorney General Jerry Brown. The Associated Press reports that Brown is suing to stop a water bottling plant, which has already been subject to extensive environmental scrutiny. Brown's opposition is based on his contention that the environmental analysis "failed to include an examination of whether the operation will contribute to global warming through the production of plastic bottles, the operation's electrical demands and the diesel soot and greenhouse gas emissions produced by trucks traveling to and from the plant." Why don't we require an environmental impact report be submitted for all the enormous resources which are wasted as a result of this kind of ridiculous litigation?
I'm concerned as the next guy about our environment. Human beings are also part of the environment, as such, one of our fundamental needs is clean drinking water. If we don't want to drink from the tap, we ought to be allowed water provided by private water bottling companies, without excessive interference from our government. Gabe