A Momentous Day Passed, Largely Unnoticed

On April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the full authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA), declared carbon dioxide a pollutant “reasonably anticipated” to endanger public health and welfare.

This “Endangerment Finding,” expected since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2007, is the first legally potent rupture of the energy system that made modern industrial civilization possible.

Yet, “ho-hum,” said the mainstream media. “Our public loud speakers have labeled CO2 a pollutant for years. Wasn