Notice any similarities in these state climate websites?

Vermont (Governor’s Commission on Climate Change)
Minnesota (Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group)
Iowa (Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council)
Montana (Montana Climate Change Advisory Committee)
New Mexico (New Mexico Climate Change Action Council and the New Mexico Climate Change Advisory Group)
Florida (Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change)
Arizona (Arizona Climate Action Initiative)
Arkansas (Governor’s Commission on Global Warming)

All these websites look the same because they’re all hosted by the same organization and on the same computer system , no less. The websites are hosted by an environmental group called Global Environment & Technology Foundation.

Even more surprising is that the underlying content of the sites and the related state policies they report on are all products of a similar, if not related, left wing environmental organization called The Center for Climate Studies. It would seem states have all but discarded any pretense of open-mindedness and now openly collaborate with a radical environmental group. Indeed, the environmental policies (and climate websites) of twenty one states have been created by these organizations. [snip]

One would want this so as to keep the talking point coherent.

What this says to me is that CCS intends to push through a comprehensive environmental policy, first breaking the policy into smaller pieces to avoid public debate (i.e. alarm). In some instances it plans to avoid public debate by implementing its polices through administrative rules and in other cases by intentionally disorganizing the policy objectives so it is not apparent to anyone outside the process. (for more on CCS read here and here).

Evidence of CCSs influence can already be found in policies making their way through Montpelier. For example, one of CCS’s standard policy recommendations is “Smart Growth.” A paragraph containing this title was passed by the house last week which is somewhat surprising considering how the new policy substantially mimics the existing growth regulations set forth in 24 VSA 2791. I can only assume the new language was included in the bill because its part of the standard “package” of policies provided by CCS. [snip]

All this is standard fare with the Progs. Sneak the language into the bill; do not debate that which will cause uproar. Keeping the voters in the dark predicates every move especially when the ensuing law will prove to be inimical.

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