Monday, February 18, 2008

Kansas: House rejected limits on carbon dioxide emissions

From this article:
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The House rejected limits on carbon dioxide emissions as members debated a bill Monday to allow two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.

Rep. Pat Colloton, a Leawood Republican, proposed imposing rules on utilities that build new power plants. They would have either had to have limited CO2 from their new plants; reduced emissions from other, existing plants, or invested in conservation programs or wind farms and other renewable resources.

The vote was 66-49 against her proposal.
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"I think people are beginning to discover that this is not settled science, and that's the point," said Rep. Forrest Knox, an Altoona Republican. "I think the tide is shifting."

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