First:

With crude oil hovering over a hundred bucks a barrel, Nancy Pelosi scheduled a vote to raise taxes on America’s oil companies. To the tune of $18 billion. That tax increase, naturally, would be passed on to you, the consumer. Some of the money, say Democrats, would be used to invest in “alternative energy sources.”

Second:

The Democrat-Party-inspired move to produce more ethanol has already led to soaring food prices — which you are paying every day. And now a new safety threat’s emerged. Huge tankers laden with ethanol now crisscross American highways, but many fire departments don’t have the special foam that’s needed to put out the ethanol fires — which are more intense than gasoline fires (water doesn’t work). The ethanol foam costs about 30 percent more than the foam used to put out gas fires, so cash-strapped communities are left totally exposed.

Third:

Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently declared that coal used to generate electricity is, quote, “ruining the world.” Henry Waxman, California Democrat, supports a ban on new coal-fired power plants. Now Democrat attacks on the coal industry are getting the desired results. Big Coal is “donating” millions to candidates this cycle, mostly to Democrats. The No. 1 recipient is Barack Obama. The No. 2 recipient, Hillary Clinton.

Just call it “protection money.”

Now, what do these three news items have in common?

They represent just a fraction of the cost — of the left’s manmade global warming hoax.