Heartland Final Comment 2

19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 903 Chicago, Illinois 60603 June 22, 2009 By Federal Express EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room EPA West Building Room 3334 1301 ConstitutionAvenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Re: Rulemaking Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171 The Heartland Institute submits the following comments in response to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Notice of Rulemaking entitled Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. For the reasons discussed below, for EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to make this proposed positive finding would be unreasonable, unlawful, and arbitrary and capricious. I. About The Heartland Institute The Heartland Institute is a national nonprofit research and education organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, headquartered in Chicago, and founded in 1984. It is not affiliated with any political party, business, or foundation. Heartland’s mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Such solutions include market-based approaches to environmental protection, privatization of public services, parental choice in education, personal responsibility  in health care, and ...