July 2009

Just Say No to Cap and Trade

JIM DESTEFANI, Editor
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The current Congress consists of “the largest group of power-seeking individuals this nation has ever seen. What they have demonstrated so far is that they are willing to pursue their own agenda at any costs. The problem is, their agenda goes against the grain of manufacturing.”

So said industry analyst Clint Adamkavicius in the March issue of Products Finishing (“End of the Line,” page 56).

Adamkavicius then singled out one issue in particular—global climate change—as having special potential to damage U.S. industry. “The hypothesis of ‘man-made’ global warming has been driven to the point of hysteria,” he said. “The supporting data is weak at best, and the furthering of this position will severely hurt an already weakened manufacturing base.” Read more and respond.

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