Thread: Climate bill tabled, blame game begins.... WoooHoooo!!

Climate bill blame game begins

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN | 7/22/10 7:39 PM EDT


After Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he did not have 60 votes for the climate bill, fingers started to point at President Obama and Senate Republicans. AP

Eighteen months ago, Barack Obama took office pledging to deal with a “planet in peril.â€

Here in So Cal, I think it has been a mild summer so far. It is hot during the day and cool at night. I also know, that in the 1970's down in the Palm Springs area, it would get to 121 during the day and 113 at night. Now is doesn't get nearly that hot. It is more humid now then in the 70's.

eath of economy-destroying, job-killing legislation to cap carbon

Ding Dong: Carbon Caps are Dead

By Institute for Energy Research
Thursday, July 22, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to news reports announcing the death of economy-destroying, job-killing legislation to cap carbon, Institute for Energy Research (IER) President Thomas J. Pyle released the following statement.

“Over the last several years, Congress has repackaged, renamed and rebranded carbon capping legislation. Executives, lawmakers and lobbyists spent untold hours crafting backroom deals and special interest carve outs. Anti-energy activists protested, threatened and twisted arms. But still, the American people saw through their efforts and fought back. And despite the extreme makeovers–from cap-and-trade to carbon pricing to carbon caps—the national energy tax is finally dead…for now.

“Today’s announcement is proof positive that Congress does itself no favors if it underestimates the American people. We won’t be fooled by Capitol Hill spin or marketing schemes—especially when it comes to our families’ budgets, jobs or the health of the economy. Across the country, as Americans made their voices heard, Congress finally listened.â€