In the midst of a crisis in the Gulf,
some Senators are making a final push
to pass energy and climate legislation this year.
Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman
(I-CT) are introducing a scaled-back version of
their original cap-and-trade bill but still want to
maintain a carbon cap.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
wants to bring an energy bill up for debate the
week of July 26 that addresses the oil spill
response and a greenhouse gas reduction
plan for utilities only.
A draft leaked from Senator Jeff Bingaman
(D-NM) would go after utilities and aim to
"cut emissions from the electric utility industry
by 17 percent in 2020 and 43 percent by 2030."
When asked if the bill would contain a
cap-and-trade program, Senator Reid responded,
"I don't use that.
Those words are not in my vocabulary.
We're going to work on pollution."
But this is not about pollution.
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring
component of the air and is also the ubiquitous
and unavoidable result of fossil fuel production
and other naturally occurring events.
Any bill drafted by Congress
that aims to reduce carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gas emissions
translates into rising energy prices for energy
consumers, lost jobs, and a slower economy
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/07/14/circumventing-cap-and-trade-with-an-another-bad-energy-bill/
Still in the midst of a recession,
the United States finds itself at a
crossroads regarding which path will
lead to economic growth and job creation.
There are two choices :
Further government involvement
and a stronger role for Washington-
accompanied by higher taxes and heavier
regulation-or the path of less government,
free enterprise, and lower taxes.
With a liberal President in the White House
and both houses of Congress controlled by
Democrats, it may seem that the country has
made its choice already.
However, polling done on behalf
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reveals
that when U.S. citizens are asked directly, the
opposite is true.
Lombardo Consulting Group
asked small business owners and
registered voters about their opinions
on the rightful size of government and
the role the government should play in
economic recovery.
Eighty-seven percent of small business owners
viewed free enterprise as "very positive" or
"positive" ;
78 percent of all voters agreed.
Conversely, only 12 percent
of small business owners and 3 percent
of all voters viewed the idea of socialism
"very favorably."
Small business owners know
what they need for their businesses
to flourish-and government isn't it
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/07/14/bigger-government-and-more-spending-america-isn%e2%80%99t-buying-it/
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The Commie Energy and Environment Coup
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Opposing The Commie
Coup Against The U.S.A.
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