Regulation of the global environment and international trade?

Question

One of the powers given to the new federal government by the founding fathers was regulation of interstate commerce. This power was used to coerce more and more control over state governments as time went by.
Companies in Ohio, for instance, were forced to adopt cleaner emission standards to stop acid rain in New England. Federal labor and environmental laws have diminished many individual state authorities.
How can worldwide regulations of the global environment and international trade not lead to diminished national authority as it did with state authority within the USA?

Answer 1

I'm scared now, Bob! I had to star one of your questions!!!

This is just one of the obvious downfalls to ratifying Kyoto, etc. especially on shaky science with serious conflicts.

There is no way to maintain national sovereignty for ANY Nation once a global enforcement agency is sanctioned. Look at the abuses of power by the IRS and the BATFE, not to mention Homeland Security!

That kind of Carte Blanche authority on a global basis is sure to bring about global warfare!

Answer 2

one of the main points of the global climate initiatives is to not only diminish trade and rights but to create a global socialism. For the greater good of course. all it takes is to read what these people talked about at the recent meetings.

Feast your eyes on the following report from Bali by the Associated Press Wednesday under the headline "Poor Nations Demand Climate Technology"

Developing nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference demanded rapid transfers of technology Wednesday to help them combat global warming, while a report warned that some of Asia's biggest cities could be threatened by rising sea levels.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBTCrOwOrOXV9BkLBDRmtO3XWbHQD8TBF58G0

Answer 3

Is it all right for one state to pollute the hell out of another state, would it be all right for one state to take all the water out of a river that ran into another state or more likely several states. Take NAFTA, I have no problem with world trade, it's the shallowness and poor thinking that went into it either by design or miss judgment.
Further I'm sick and tired of the country I care about, US, running around the world fighting unnecessary wars, supporting shitty little country's that don't deserve our support and overall doing a terrible job in this world aid business. Maybe it's about time we had a better consensus with other first world nations. Think one of the big problems with the UN, to many small basket case nations with to much power.

Answer 4

You always have to realize that these "environmental friendly" companies and governments all have hidden agendas. Just like people who claim that oil companies are in kahootz with the government, so are the global warming companies.

Just try to think about: GE, Al Gore, the L.O.S.T. Treaty, UN and the Kyoto Accord.