At root fame is a sham. Im not going to live forever and if I am I certainly need dont you to tell me that so that I will buy a car or a box of dried up crackers. – Nick Mancuso
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen