Repeal of CO2 Rule Is a Return to Commonsense

<![CDATA[Calling carbon dioxide (CO2) a beneficial gas could draw mockery or moral outrage. Perhaps even an accusation of “denying science.” For nearly two decades, political forces successfully branded this life-giving gas a toxic agent, a cause of both floods and droughts, and a thief of the grandchildren’s future. One solution was to force people to trade their SUVs for overpriced and underwhelming electric vehicles.Underlying this is a 2007 Supreme Court ruling (Massachusetts versus EPA) that required the agency to regulate greenhouse gases if it found them to be dangerous. This led the Obama EPA to do just that, issuing its 2009 Endangerment Finding that triggered various actions to regulate the emissions of CO2 and other gases.]]>