Glenn Hess reports in the September 3 issue of Chemical and Engineering News that Romney plans to focus on fossil fuels, with increased production of oil, gas, and coal. Hess points out that the plan does not mention climate change. Later in the article, Hess indicates that environmental activists also do not mention not consider the Romney plan realistic because of potential climate disruption.
Kudos to Romney for not mentioning climate change, because his plan has no effect on climate change. The implication of Hess and the environmentalists is that with the increased use of fossil fuels, there will be higher emissions of carbon dioxide which is said to have a deleterious effect on climate. This is absolutely false, because there is no data to show that increased carbon dioxide emissions have any effect on climate. Since it is a red herring, Romney's plan does not mention it.
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