Topic: Christopher Booker

Lisa Jackson's leadership at the EPA is discussed in the context of a Supreme Court ruling allowing the agency to regulate greenhouse gases. The hosts reference an article by Christopher Booker regarding the upcoming Copenhagen Treaty, which aims to cut global CO2 emissions in half by 2050. They argue that such drastic cuts would effectively shut down modern economic activity.

Journalist Christopher Booker reports that the upcoming Copenhagen Treaty aims to force G8 and G20 nations to cut CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050, which skeptics argue would require shutting down most industrial activity. Over 30,000 scientists, including the founder of the Weather Channel, are reportedly challenging the consensus on man-made global warming.