Soon, fast-talking Senators will take up the Kerry-Boxer bill to
supposedly limit global warming. Meanwhile, corporate America is
doing a global warming kabuki dance.
Over the past several weeks, several high-profile companies have
left the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Liberals and environmentalists
hope that will make it easier for the Senate to pass a
cap-and-trade bill. After all, these defections happened because of
the Chamber’s blinkered position on global warming. Right?
Not entirely. As National Public Radio (no conservative outlet)
reported last week, “some of the defections may reflect these
companies’ own business interests. Utilities that rely heavily on
nuclear power, or that have made big investments in alternative
energy, could profit from a cap-and-trade system.” NPR added that
other companies support legislation “because it’s part of their
marketing strategy.”
Many…
