GOP Kills the House Climate Change Committee

[wtmusic]

"Given the ideologically polarized state of US politics, it should come as no surprise that in the wake of the party's major victory in the midterm elections, the GOP is closing down the committee designed to address climate change. It's not surprising, no -- remember, 50% of the new Congress doesn't believe climate change is real. But it's still distressing. The symbolic implications of the move are hard to ignore: Our federal government is no longer going to concern itself with climate change.

Politico can hardly contain its excitement: 'The House Democrats' prized global warming committee died quietly on Wednesday. It was four years old.' It goes on to sensationalize the downfall of an office that sought to address a preeminent global threat: 'Created in 2007 by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to draw attention to the causes and effects of climate change, the committee didn't have much of a chance to survive the upcoming Republican takeover. Wednesday, the axe fell.'

And then, Politico has the equally depressing quote from the Republican National Convention Chairman:"

We have pledged to save taxpayers' money by reducing waste and duplication in Congress," said Michael Steel , spokesman for incoming Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). "The Select Committee on Global Warming - which was created to provide a political forum to promote Washington Democrats' job-killing national energy tax - was a clear example, and it will not continue in the 112th Congress.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/12/gop-kills-house-climate-change-committee.php

[AC_Mem]

1. Oh the Karma they are gonna reap

They absolutely worship the almighty dollar and will end up destroying us.

God, please speed time so that two years is over soon.

[Old and In the Way]

2. Actually, addressing climate change could have created jobs and avoided more costs

the citizens will incur in the upcoming decades as climate change continues to impact our geography and economy. They can stick their heads in the sand, but that won't stop reality. In a few decades, when our kids and grandkids are stuck dealing with the mess, perhaps they'll realize why electing Republicants was and is a bad idea.

[wtmusic]

4. Exactly - the twenty-first century version of the Public Works Administration. nt

[Viking12]

3. Awesome, that'll make climate change stop!

Whew. It was close but now that nobody is going to talk about it in the House, all is well.

[jwirr]

5. They think their gated communities are going to protect them from

all these problems. I seriously doubt that it will even protect them from the anger of the people.