Treading on a taboo
"Portland's fevered efforts to stave off global warming by reducing carbon dioxide began more than two decades ago. And how much progress have we made? None. Zero. Zilch. Every day we dump more planet-threatening gas into the atmosphere. Why? Because at the same time Portland's metro-area population has grown by 42 percent. We cancel out every reduction in CO2 emissions with a gain in CO2 emitters...." http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1213230316208470.xml&coll=7
Jack Hart, The Oregonian, 15 June 2008