Gary Ruskin: How US politicians cheat on climate change
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.
