GOP Senator Wants White House Climate Deal

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - A leading Republican senator, trying to shepherd a broad energy bill through the Senate, is urging the White House and other GOP senators to support a compromise proposal on global warming, including mandatory curbs on climate-changing pollution.

Sen. Pete Domenici (news, bio, voting record), R-N.M., met Friday with Vice President Dick Cheney to discuss the climate issue, which will be the focus next week when the Senate resumes work on the energy bill.

Domenici is prepared to co-sponsor a provision that calls for a mandatory 2.4 percent annual reduction in the growth of so-called greenhouse gas emissions if he becomes convinced it will not scuttle a broad energy bill, a Domenici aide said Friday.

But the aide, Alex Flint, emphasized that Domenici won't support the provision, being pushed by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (news, bio, voting record), D-N.M., if it would torpedo the overall energy legislation by generating strong White House opposition or a potentially successful filibuster by opponents.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050617/ap_on_go_co/congress_climate

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. My lord more and more of them are breaking ranks

who put the I'd better watch my back and let the boss go down with the ship in the water?

[Erika]

2. Yeah, they are seeing the writings on the wall

and it's not for environmental destruction which Bush backed.

[Theduckno2]

3. Yes, it is nice to see them break ranks.

Bush's vote getting influence, in the 2006 elections, is practically nil and Republicans grow more confident going around him. I'd like to see him impeached, but could be content with him contracting a virulent form of lameduckitis.

[dbt]

4. I want a climate deal, too!

I want the US to either stand down its entire fleet of Chemtrail-generating aircraft or TELL us what the fuck is REALLY going on in the sky. "Persistent Contrails," my Shiny Metal Ass!

[baby_bear]

5. What's this all about, dbt?

I seem to have fallen out of the loop here.

b_b

[Supersedeas]

6. Stand up Mr. Bingaman....STAND UP...and drag Domenici with ya

[truthisfreedom]

7. next step for rove, kids, is to create false rifts in the thug party to

confuse us.

keep track of the real ones! and keep up the great work!

[DrRang]

8. It ain't much

If I'm reading this correctly, it's a 2.4 reduction in the GROWTH of greenhouse gases. So if GGs were set to increase, say 1 million tons in 2006 over 2005 levels, this measure would still allow GGs to increase 976,000 tons over the current level. Somebody please tell me I'm wrong.