Emissions trading scams

Here's two piece to help you understand how emissions trading scams work:

1. Of Tulip Bulbs and Tooth Fairies [hat tip Leighton Smith].
2. Explaining 'cap-and-trade': "Welcome to the era of eco-enslavement"

As you read them, bear in mind David Evans's comment quoted here yesterday:

"On global warming, public policy is where the science was in 1998. Due to new evidence, science has since moved off in a different direction."

Turning around politicians is like trying to turn around an aircraft carrier, particularly when they sniff increased political power in staying their course.