80 by 50

[MikeCh]

Can someone please explain how this requirement of an 80% reduction in carbon footprint by 2050 in the cap and trade bill is even remotely possible? I mean, how is it possible that by 2050 we will have a smaller carbon footprint than say.....when the pilgrims first landed on this great soil in 1620?

Ok, maybe that's somewhat of a stretch but the end goal is equally impossible in my mind unless we all go back to riding horses and cooking over open fire. Oh wait, that number of horses or open fires is gonna land us in the same boat with all that farting/poop/methane and smoke.