Mitt Romney: Clear Air Act Not Meant For Regulating Carbon Pollution

12:14 am in Business & Politics, coal, mercury, News, president by TreeHugger

mitt-goes-nh-motor-speedway.jpeg Photo via www.mittromney.com Another day, another news story from the campaign trail as Republican candidates continue to run away from taking responsibility for the US's carbon problem. The latest to do so is Mitt Romney, who made news earlier this year by saying that the world is getting warmer and "that humans contribute to that." Now Romney appears to be hedging, telling an audience today in New Hampshire that the Clean Air Act should not be used to deal with carbon emissions. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger