| Cap and Trade has been a highly controversial topic | | | | change very well if at all unless otherwise forced to |
| regarding renewable energy for several years now | | | | accept it in this manner. |
| and while many have disputed that this is just | | | | Do-It-Yourself! We hear this term being used all of |
| another tax intended to punish polluters it does have | | | | the time when it comes to our home repairs and |
| positives that cannot be denied. Since the House | | | | renovations, or starting a business, or as the old |
| passed the Waxman-Markey bill many politicians have | | | | saying goes, "If you want something done right - |
| taken the stance of implementing cap and trade to | | | | Do-It-Yourself"! There is no denying that the manner |
| force renewable energy change worldwide at the | | | | of use and the sources of our energy which for |
| expense of private citizens which is where the buck | | | | hundreds of years have been carbon based oil, coal |
| stops. Opponents to this move state simply that this | | | | and gas have made and continue to make a |
| enormous tax hike cannot and should not be any | | | | significant impact on the earth's climate. Yet millions |
| part of a clean energy act which is currently before | | | | of people continue to use them as they always have |
| the Senate after receiving passage by the U.S. | | | | simply because they refuse to embrace the |
| Congress last year. Even more prevalent are all of | | | | necessary change that must be made to reverse its |
| the conspiracy theorists who believe that cap and | | | | effect on our climate. There are other causes to the |
| trade is just the beginning of a global take over of | | | | resilient rejection of this needed change by most |
| national governments by the world's wealthiest elite. | | | | people such as the costs involved which are the |
| Companies such as British Petroleum having been | | | | primary motivating factor but that does not negate |
| vilified in the media are among the primary targets of | | | | the fact that this change must be made without |
| cap and trade as they are seen as the largest | | | | question. |
| polluters globally, and given recent events in the Gulf | | | | It is extremely obvious that given our environments |
| of Mexico, Alaska and other locations around the | | | | limitations in coping with all of the poisons we have |
| world. Justifiably companies such as this should pay | | | | been literally dumping into it that change must come |
| higher taxes much in the same way that cigarette | | | | before it is too late. Much like an aquarium filled with |
| smokers are now being forced to pay a similar tax | | | | fish is slowly filled with toxins which come from the |
| increase as a means to forcing them to quit smoking. | | | | actions of their simply living and which will inevitably |
| This is how the government has always dealt with | | | | kill them when that environment becomes too toxic |
| enacting change on a national level and the only | | | | to support life our world too is quickly filling with |
| difference that exists regarding cap and trade is now | | | | poisons. The simplest thing we can do to avoid the |
| they want to exercise their will on a global scale and | | | | necessity of cap and trade is to choose to make this |
| that is not about to change anytime soon. There | | | | change on our own and without being forced into it |
| does exist another option that the majority of | | | | through a government imposed tax. There is no |
| people have not considered which does not require | | | | other option, there is no other technology and if you |
| government intervention of this magnitude albeit | | | | refuse to Do-It-Yourself then the governments of |
| improbable at best as most people do not embrace | | | | the world will do it for you. |