Environmental alarmists are pushing a massive new energy tax. Through a scheme known as cap-and-trade, government will slap a huge new tax on businesses for using coal, oil and natural gas. The cost of this tax passed along in the form of higher electricity bills, more expensive gasoline and higher prices for anything that travels to market. Don’t take our word for it, listen to the president:

Environmental alarmists are pushing a massive new energy tax. Through a scheme known as cap-and-trade, government will slap a huge new tax on businesses for using coal, oil and natural gas. The cost of this tax passed along in the form of higher electricity bills, more expensive gasoline and higher prices for anything that travels to market. Don’t take our word for it, listen to the president:

This morning's Washington Post carries an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, in which he repeatedly talks down the promise of oil shale exploration in his home state, which could create thousands of new jobs and significantly increase domestic oil production, thereby easing gas prices.