Monday, May 18, 2009

who wouldn't support this - other than anti-science crazies?

Democratic support for climate bill broadens

WASHINGTON – Several key Democrats from industrial and oil states threw their support behind a draft climate bill Monday as a House committee began work on massive legislation that would impose the first nationwide limits on greenhouse gases.

While Democratic sponsors of the 948-page bill called it essential to shift the nation away from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources and deal with global warming, Republicans argued it would send energy prices soaring and threaten economic growth.

"Our nation is at a crossroads," declared Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the committee's chairman "We can continue to look the other way and leave these problems to our children, or we can adopt a new energy policy for America."


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It's pretty obvious that we need to make some plans before it's way past being too late. Repugs have nothing except "no" in their current arsenal, so they can't be taken seriously any longer.