2 new ads promoting carbon dioxide, food, children, and Times Square

A pair of new tv spots are now airing across the country extolling the virtues of, what else, carbon dioxide. Yes, the Competetive Enterprise Institute is back at the task of trying to confuse Americans about environmental issues, but focusing on the stuff we breathe out. How can something that people and animals, and the ocean, create be bad? (stupid ocean) And who would suffer if those mean scientists make us cut back on CO2 production? Our kids, our food, and especially our use of neon signage would, of course.

Maybe, just maybe, the CEI has other things in mind than making sure we can breathe without consequence. From their website:

The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of free enterprise and limited government.

Translation: We believe corporations and profits are more important than individuals and health and safety.

But I am sure that isn't true, I mean their donor list surely should support the idea that the CEI is actually looking out for us right? (incidentally, if you are interested in a list of the most evil corporations this will also apply:

ExxonMobil, Amoco Foundation, Inc, Coca-Cola Company, CSX Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Precision Valve Corporation, Texaco, Inc., American Petroleum Institute, Burlington Northern Railroad Co., Cigna Corporation, Dow Chemical, General Motors Corporation, IBM.