Senate Moving Toward Adding Climate Provisions to Energy Bill

[jpak]

http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=7939

WASHINGTON — Despite opposition from the White House, a growing number of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate want to address global warming, including limits on heat-trapping emissions, as part of the country's broad energy policy.

The Senate is schedule to take up energy legislation this week and hopes to finish it this month. Whether to include a measure on climate change will be sharply debated.

The House rebuffed any attempt to address global warming when it passed its energy bill in April. If the Senate moves ahead with a climate provision it would create yet another major confrontation when the two chambers try to reconcile their differences and fashion a final bill.

President Bush has called on Congress to end more than four years of haggling over energy policy and send him a bill by August. The White House strongly opposes any mandatory limits on greenhouse emissions -- such as carbon from burning fossil fuels -- that many scientists believe are causing the earth of become warmer.

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[Double T]

1. The Entire Congress Needs To Address Global Warming.....

...and begin to do something about it 'cause Chimpy and Exxon Mobil sure won't REALLY do anything about it!!!!

[Village Idiot]

2. heh heh heh....

heeheeheeheeeheeeeeheeeeeee...


BWAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Ahem.

[phantom power]

3. They insist on treating climate change as if it's still up for debate.

Climate change is no longer debated by any credible climate scientist. The fact that our CO2 emissions are driving it faster is also no longer debated.

Of course, this is the same country where the validity of evolution is also still debated. I'm so proud.

[hatrack]

4. What now? More studies?

I'll waited with bated breath for bold, BOLD Congressional action. :puke: