Video: Democrats Lining Up Against Cap & Trade
The video, which includes Jim Webb, Evan Bayh, Mark Warner, and Claire McCaskill, is evidence of, among other things, how different the politics of energy legislation will be from those of health care.
LAGCOE to open amid national, local energy debate
By Jeff Moore • For the (Opelousas) Daily World • October 25, 2009
The U.S. Senate recently introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, better known as the cap-and-trade act.
Building on legislation passed in the House of Representatives in June, the Senate bill seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by placing limits on pollution and investing heavily in clean energy.
Louisiana, which ranks sixth in per capita emissions with its 19 refineries and dozens of chemical plants, would be among the states hit hardest by the bill, oil industry leaders say."
Let's not forget this from the President himself.
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