Comments on: Lincoln, Pryor have reservations about House energy bill

By: Navigating a Minefield Part 2 | CCAN Blog

Navigating a Minefield Part 2 | CCAN Blog — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:53:23 +0000

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By: Navigating a Minefield Part 2 « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Navigating a Minefield Part 2 « It’s Getting Hot In Here — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:52:32 +0000

[...] process for climate legislation. Lincoln is up for re-election in 2010, and both Democrats expressed their reservations on cap-and-trade, although Lincoln appeared to be more open than Pryor. Tim Johnson from South [...]

By: Navigating a Minefield Part 2 « The Dernogalizer

Navigating a Minefield Part 2 « The Dernogalizer — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:48:35 +0000

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:51:16 +0000

As a chemist, I can see right where this is headed. In a nut shell, taxes on cement industry-coal user, power industry-coal user, steel industry-coal user with money being used to fund R&D at DOE or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and on and on and on. All good laboratories but they usually squander a lot of money before any innovative idea comes to the market place. I wonder when the industry workers, like myself are displaced due to taxation, if we will be qualified to land jobs at these facilities and pay ourselves. It is after all the private sector money and we should have first choice for these government jobs. This is politics at its best. Tactics to hide in fine print a tax in the American Energy and Security Act of 2009 is evil. US government is basically saying, “Screw YOU, private sector!” Then taking a sip of their favorite beverage and crying out “HERE! HERE!” with glass raised high. Here, Here is to us – The NEW FILTHY, STINKING RICH. Here is to Madoff for leading the way! What a way to spread the wealth. I am for conservation of resources and against deforestation. But, taxing carbon dioxide will make the U.S. the laughing stock of the world. Carbon dioxide has as much to do with global warming as my dirty socks has to do with my neighbor’s leaking sewer system. The first to laugh at the US would be the Chinese. Laughing all the way to the bank because of the vast exports they will enjoy. They will own the US. Elected officials should remember who elected them in the first place. Senate members beware, we are watching your every move and we have good memory power when stepping up to vote the next time.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:30:27 +0000

[...] is pulling more money than Ms. Landrieu from “Big Health”. This fact coupled with her problems with single-payer published this morning could prove interesting. Lincoln said she expects the bill to include [...]