Research Report
The Truth on Global Warming: Smokestacks Bill Could Lead to Costly Regulations
posted July 4, 2001 by Dr. Roy Cordato
Embedded within "clean smokestacks" legislation now moving through the General Assembly is the creation of a new commission to develop state policies to combat global warming. But the scientific issues involved are complex and unsettled. If North Carolina were to try to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions on its own, it would have a trivial impact on global climate but destroy tens of thousands of jobs, particularly in the state's faltering manufacturing sector.