Many laws protecting environmental quality have promoted liberty by securing property against the destructive trespass of pollution.
-Ronald Reagan
Quote aside, which I completely agree with in principle, I completely disagree with the particulars of the linked article as it relates to Carbon Dioxide. Scientific evidence is mounting against anthropogenic global warming models, and there is little if any credible evidence that human-released Carbon Dioxide is a primary cause of temperature shifts. Changes in Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere may well be a trailing indicator of climate change instead of a cause, and studies are showing that the Earth is largely maintain equilibrium by releasing more heat into space and by adjusting the levels of atmospheric water vapor. I am sure the politicians have already thought about taxing clouds...
Still, returning to Reagan's quote for a minute, I am very much for regulation that would protect those who would "trespass" by worsening the quality personal and shared (air, water, soil) property of others through pollution.
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