Gary Ruskin of Green Change has written an article titled “How US Politicians cheat on climate change“:

It’s easy to lie with statistics. Politicians do it every day.

Climate change is the latest example.

Look at the leading climate change bills in Congress. The main Senate bill — approved today by the Environment and Public Works Committee — proposes a 20% target for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions over 2005 levels by 2020. The bill passed by the House of Representatives sets a 17% target for greenhouse gas emissions cuts over 2005 levels by 2020.

Sounds good. Except it’s not.

Here’s the trick the Democrats are playing on you. They’re moving the goalposts.

Read the whole article at Green Change.