The EPA will do ANYTHING, lie about EVERYTHING, to increase its power

By Larry Bell ~

An internal 2009 email to top officials recognized that, “The number of Americans who say the global warming threat has been exaggerated is at an all-time high,” and that outreach pitches directed to polar ice cap and polar bear “mascots” were losing effectiveness.  [Note: the poll at left is from 2010.  Source: BBC.]

Accordingly, it urges the agency to shift its emphasis to respiratory illness justifications which will “make this issue real for many Americans who would otherwise oppose many of our regulatory actions.”

Newly released by Anthony Watts at the popular blog site, “Watts Up With That,” the memo was obtained by attorney and Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner through…