Yet another study indicates there are major economic benefits to reducing air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. The fossil fuel industry and their sycophants are obstructing more agile businesses and governments from acting upon this self-evident truth. Simply, it pays to reduce pollution.

USATODAY.com - Study finds economic gains in greenhouse gas rules

California's strict environmental laws, often derided as a drag on growth, actually saved consumers and businesses $56 billion through gains in efficiency since the first major oil price spike in the 1970s, a Stanford University study released on Friday shows.