Oscar Wilde once said “everything popular is wrong.” Since he was a popular playwright, I guess that means he was wrong when he said that, but we’ll ignore that paradox.
In this case, let’s challenge the notion that tighter environmental regulations help the environment.
Recently, gas prices have been leaping to record highs (not adjusted to cough cough Jimmy Carter inflation), and everyone’s quick to blame Bush, because they see his face on TV. Reuters, however, says it might not be the case:
Gasoline prices are up about 50 cents since …