Beware the Shoes

This editorial from the Waterbury Connecticut Republican-American reminds me of the old SNL skit with Michael Dukakis debating George Bush Sr. where GB says something somewhat silly and Michael Dukakis (Jon Lovitz) says "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy."

The 25 EU nations will begin phasing out F-gas sneakers in preparation for a full ban by the end of 2012. "It is an important first step because most F-gases have a global warming effect thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide," said EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas.

It's bad enough that warmists think every weather anomaly validates their dubious theory, but is this the beginning of a new phase of indoctrination and propaganda, in which every product loopy leftists find objectionable is linked to warming so government can regulate or outlaw it?

Beware of any law that enables government bureaucrats the ability to outlaw products based on shaky science. See also this post on asthma inhalers.