The EPA is at it again. They just sent to the President a report that lists carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Yes, Virginia, it is the same carbon dioxide that you breathe out. And it is the same carbon dioxide that plants need to live.

Why is carbon dioxide a pollutant? It is a pollutant because the environmentalists claim it is a pollutant. There is no scientific evidence that shows that carbon dioxide is a pollutant. There is no scientific evidence that shows that carbon dioxide contributes to global warming. In fact, there is no valid scientific evidence that shows that global warming is even occurring, let alone that it may be caused by man. By valid, I mean that scientists have done studies that show that over a 100+ year study that carbon dioxide can be shown to influence temperature. The only studies I have seen take 3-5 years and claim that proves global warming occurs. Some even take as long as 10 years to “prove” global warming. The problem with that is that global warming would have to be proven over a longer period of time. Temperatures are always going up or down. To take a short term study like one less than 100 years would only pick up a short term trend, not the long term trend that would “prove” a climate theory. Even a study that only focused on 100 years might not be long enough to really know the true story. Climate changes over hundreds or even thousands of years. To conclude something taking less time than that would be folly at best.

Carbon dioxide makes up a very small percentage of the earth’s atmosphere. The current percentage is 0.363% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide. Plants can use carbon dioxide up to 6%. Carbon dioxide levels used to be much higher during the time when animals were much larger. To say that our low carbon dioxide level is a danger is showing your ignorance. Plants can use carbon dioxide levels much higher than we have today. Plants would also be much more efficient at using carbon dioxide levels that were higher than we have today, thereby reducing much of the gain.

It is estimated that 95% or more of the greenhouse effect that everyone talks about is caused by water vapor or clouds. The reason that environmentalists do not use water vapor as a pollutant is that people do not generally produce water vapor. If they started talking about water vapor as a pollutant, they would be laughed out of town. By talking about carbon dioxide, they can fool a lot of people. By talking about carbon dioxide they are talking about something that sounds scientific. People also do not think that they are producing carbon dioxide as they breathe. They are just looking at the smokestacks that the environmentalists point to. Then, Al Gore pulls out his charts and confuses everyone that knows nothing about science by claiming that the carbon dioxide levels influence temperature. Anyone who knows science knows that Al Gore does not know anything about what he is talking about. If Al Gore tried to debate a scientist about the issue, he would be shown to be the fool that he is.

So, why are environmentalists labeling carbon dioxide as a pollutant? There is no scientific evidence to support their position. There is no scientific evidence to even indicate that their position might have any validity. The reason is that people produce carbon dioxide. Since people produce carbon dioxide it can be regulated and taxed. Since it can be regulated and taxed, it can be used to control people. Since it can be used to control people, carbon dioxide is a pollutant.

The goal of the “environmental” movement is not to help the environment. If every thing the environmentalists asked for was implemented in the way they wanted and the amount they wanted, the environment would not be impacted at all. To show how insincere the environmental movement is, look at the Governor of Maryland. The Governor is a strong supporter of the “Green” movement. The Governor outlawed any windmills on Maryland state land. Also, if environmentalists were concerned with carbon dioxide pollution they would support energy production that would not produce any carbon dioxide. They strongly work against nuclear power. Nuclear power can produce all the power the nation needs and is the most “green” power source we have. The problem with nuclear power is that it would actually produce all the power that the nation needed, thereby thwarting the environmental movement.

The environmental movement is based on falsehoods. They say they are for the environment and talk like they are concerned about cleaning up our environment. The real agenda is to control and destroy the American economy by restricting energy production. The environmental movement was taken over after the fall of communism by former communists. Now, I am not calling your local neighborhood environmentalist a communist. I am talking about the leaders of the environmental movement. Even the original founders of the “green” movement have left the movement because it is no longer about the environment. It has become about controlling the lives of people through government control. That is the essence of communism.