Because I guess getting a sun burn and losing a few feet of beach is equivalent to mass murder.

While he acknowledged that scientists are unable to predict its consequences, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday compared the scourge of global warming to the threat of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Although it is a “long-term” fight, he said, reducing gas emissions may save the life of “everybody” on the planet, the same way that fighting terrorism and its proliferation saves lives in shorter terms.

Addressing a U.N. climate change conference, the mayor also announced a new plan to reduce the use of tropical hardwoods by New York City and told delegates that the city plans to host a meeting in June of leaders from 20 major world cities to discuss ways for the largest municipalities to reduce global warming. Other participants in the conference called for a “war” against climate change, in which the United Nations would serve as a front-line combatant.

He acknowledged that scientists are unable to predict the consequences of global warming, but went ahead and compared the issue to terrorism anyway.

That seems about par for the course when it comes to big-government types like Bloomberg.  See, he’s not so much concerned about global warming as an actual threat as he’s enticed by the opportunities for government power grabs the “global warming” excuse represents.  It’s not about stopping global warming, or even really keeping the environment clean (which is something I support irrespective of the global warming issue), so much as it’s about obtaining power.