Regulating Greenhouse Gases

 Okay, everyone take a deep breath and hold it, keep holding it. Now that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide, are endangering our very existence and should be regulated under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has given themselves the go ahead to regulate greenhouse gases without Congress approval.  While the carbon dioxide the EPA is most concerned with is from burning fossil fuels, the fear is that with such a decision, the EPA will now make up for what they consider "lost time" in the climate control arena by imposing new and far stricter requirements and regulations upon factories, auto makers and power plants. In fact, it would come as no surprise if their zeal for regulating greenhouse gases spilled over to include farms, ranches, small businesses and buildings. The Obama administration has assured that it does not intend to do that. But we have all been partners in that type of song and dance before. Most everyone would agree that we need to do what we can to protect the environment.  However, we would also have to ask at what great cost.