Clean water, air, and our landscape are something we each should strive to maintain. Carbon dioxide regulation by the EPA or the Cap and Trade bill has been proven to be based on “doctored science” with the release of the “CRU emails”. CO2 is a naturally occurring product on our planet and the science on it causing “climate change” is far from settled. To base legislative or regulatory policy on bad science will only further destroy our economy and our American liberties and freedoms.

It is obvious that should the Cap and Trade bill fail in the Senate, the EPA is going to write the regulations that will force carbon emission controls. Prices for energy will “necessarily skyrocket”, no matter what happens with either passage of Cap and Trade or EPA regulations. This Administration is committed to legislating carbon emission reductions and forcing reductions in consumption, moving our nation to alternative energy that is not capable of supplying our energy needs, and impacting those least financially able to pay for those increased costs.

Mike believes that the “science” is flawed and there is reason to suspect that the data used to create policy has been manipulated to fit the agenda, not create good scientific evidence either way.

Mike also believes that our climate is not static, is naturally changing with little contribution by man, and that there have been numerous times in which the climate was warmer and also colder resulting in several Ice Ages. He believes any attempt to “control” our climate is going to be proven pointless and only destructive of our Liberties, Freedoms, and our way of life.

Mike believes that our economy will be further decimated by this bill and that more and more jobs are going to be lost. Studies have indicated that up to 1.9 million more Americans will be out of work if either the Cap and Trade bill passes or the EPA writes regulations.

Mike will introduce legislation that defines CO2 as a naturally occurring inert gas, that CO2 is NOT a pollutant, that any EPA regulations are outside the scope of the law that created the EPA, and that the scientific evidence used to create any “climate change” policy is based on flawed science and manipulated data and studies.

Mike will NOT support any efforts by this or any other Administration to sign onto the Copenhagen IPCC Treaty nor will he support payments to developing nations for their “carbon emission reduction” schemes. It is nothing but a transfer of YOUR hard earn dollars as economic blackmail.

Mike will work to assure that the balance between our environment and our industrial production will assure clean air, water, and our landscape.

Mike will promote the development of new technologies in the private sector that will help increase clean, inexpensive and reliable energy sources that will contribute to a cleaner environment. He believes the best innovations will come by encouraging research, not from government mandates or regulations.