EPA Head Gina McCarthy Admits Obama Climate Regs Have No Measurable Impact On Climate

July 16, 2015 – 8:19 am

Costs to the American public be damned, they have a cult to push. This comes to us from a July 9th U.S House Science Committee meeting (via Climate Depot)

Via: The HARRY READ ME File: Testifying before Congress, EPA’s McCarthy defends the Agency’s climate regs as ‘enormously beneficial’ when asked about the rules climate benefit of reducing global temps by just one one-hundredth of a single degree Celsius.

CHAIRMAN LAMAR SMITH: “On the Clean Power Plan, former Obama Administration Assistant Secretary Charles McConnell said at best it will reduce global temperature by only one one-hundredth of a degree Celsius. At the same time it’s going to increase the cost of electricity. That’s going to hurt the lowest income Americans the most. How do you justify such an expensive, burdensome, onerous rule that’s really not going to do much good and isn’t this all pain and no gain.
ADMINISTRATOR GINA MCCARTHY: “No sir, I don’t agree with you. If you look at the RIA we did, the Regulatory Impact Analysis you would see it’s enormously beneficial.
CHAIRMAN SMITH: “Do you consider one one-hundredth of a degree to be enormously beneficial?”
ADMINISTRATOR MCCARTHY: “The value of this rule is not measured in that way. It is measured in showing strong domestic action which can actually trigger global action to address what’s a necessary action to protect…”
CHAIRMAN SMITH: “Do you disagree with my one one-hundredth of a degree figure? Do you disagree with the one one-hundredth of a degree?”
ADMINISTRATOR MCCARTHY: “I’m not disagreeing that this action in and of itself will not make all the difference we need to address climate action, but what I’m saying is that if we don’t take action domestically we will never get started and we’ll never…”
CHAIRMAN SMITH: “But if you are looking at the results, the results can’t justify the cost and the burden that you’re imposing on the American people in my judgement.”

Go that? The fact that the rules will make no difference in the temperature, but will increase the cost of living, is immaterial. It’s all about Doing Something.

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8 Responses to “EPA Head Gina McCarthy Admits Obama Climate Regs Have No Measurable Impact On Climate”

  1. Deserttrek says:
    July 16, 2015 at 9:16 am

    the ends never justify the means and the road to hell is paved with the so called good intentions of liars thieves and abusers

  2. Hank_M says:
    July 16, 2015 at 9:30 am

    “It is measured in showing strong domestic action which can actually trigger global action to address what’s a necessary action to protect”

    This explains quite nicely why the EPA should be shut down. Even they don’t know what the hell they’re doing.

  3. Liam Thomas says:
    July 16, 2015 at 9:38 am

    CHAIRMAN SMITH: “But if you are looking at the results, the results can’t justify the cost and the burden that you’re imposing on the American people in my judgement.”

    this president has been the worst president ever. He does not send any bills to congress to be worked on so that the left and right, the Democrats and republicans can work out a solution to try and meet the presidents wants.

    Such as a bill that would have Addressed Bipartisan consensus to begin research and development on Alternatives. A bill that could spend perhaps 10 billion per year for R&D on Alternatives spread around between left and right leaning companies….you know bipartisan.

    Such as a bill that would have addressed reasonable infrastructure needs rather then calling the right obstructionist when there is no legislation pending by the left to obstruct.

    Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi literally passed no legislation of any consequence other then the naming of another post office after a 19th century indian. Real substantive legislation was non existent so that the left could let the president attempt to portray the right as obstructionist and hateful and wanting to destroy the first black presidents administration….making them look racist too boot.

    This president has sent no legislation to congress….he only tells congress he wants to see action on X or Y or Z…..why does he do that? Because if he proposes a bill….writes a bill or has one written by the left then it is torn apart and the left is blamed for everything in it……..

    See Todd/Frank….Affordable Care Act….EPA regulations which are not legislation….the Amnesty for Illegals…..

    The tea party will not let this congress work together. progressives will not let this congress work together and what do they both have in common……….

    They are both far left and far right and basically radical…..

    And that is why nothing is getting done in this country.

  4. david7134 says:
    July 16, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Look at what is not said. That is that why don’t we develop filters for CO2. The only, only answer is a global government and lose of freedom and wealth. We will once again return to being surfs. That is the ultimate goal.

  5. jl says:
    July 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    But it makes liberals “feel” better. And for them, feelings trump results.

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    July 17, 2015 at 7:03 am

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