Senate: Shelve cap and trade climate bill. Too "controversial" for an election year.

[Bluebear]

Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass a cap-and-trade bill next year.

“I am communicating that in every way I know how,” said Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of at least a half-dozen Democrats who've told the White House or their own leaders that it's time to jettison the centerpiece of their party's plan to curb global warming.

The creation of an economywide market for greenhouse gas emissions is the heart of the climate bill that cleared the House earlier this year. But with the health care fight still raging and the economy still hurting, moderate Democrats have little appetite for another sweeping initiative — especially another one likely to pass with little or no Republican support...

“Climate change in an election year has very poor prospects,” added Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). “I’ve told that to the leadership.”

At least some in the Democratic leadership appear to be listening.

Asked about cap and trade last week, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said: “At this point I’d like to see a complete bill, but we have to be realistic."

http://www.examiner.com/x-17018-Environmental-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d28-Senate-Democrats-urge-White-House-to-shelve-cap--trade--at-least-for-2010

[Nikki Stone1]

1. Cap and Trade is actually another Wall Street scam

:(

[Echo In Light]

2. Exactly. Every move they make has an ulterior agenda that suits vested interests.

[Nikki Stone1]

3. kicking this

So it can be seen despite the noise of the shills.

[endless october]

5. i agree.

there is a real solution to carbon emissions, but it would result in too many Americans being hired, too few wars, and no billions for carbon brokers.

think an alphabet-type program to build non-carbon infrastructure coast to coast using the money we would have spent on the wars. makes too much sense to ever be seriously considered.

[AllentownJake]

4. Cap and Trade is bullshit anyway

Oh well.

[Umbral]

6. If you thought the Senate health insurance bailout was a fiasco...

Wait till you see what they do with environmental/energy legislation.