Carbon Morons

Re "Are Power Plants Crying Wolf Over Lawsuit?," August 2 Sacramento Bee: Bee staff writer Chris Bowman did a horrible disservice to his readers by suggesting power producers exaggerate the difficulty of controlling carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Traditional pollution control focuses on eliminating trace gases in the exhaust, but to a considerable extent, carbon dioxide IS the exhaust. Bowman propagates the idiocy that a regulatory approach can help stave off global warming. Promoting efficiencies, not creating new inefficiencies, is the ONLY workable way to slow global warming. That, and conservation. It's like two approaches to weight control: cutting back on desserts or cutting off a leg. Both approaches "work", but only one is helpful. Time for Bowman to go back to school.