Co2-hysteric Washington senator gets key energy post

Washington State can expect to have more influence on the nation's transition to cleaner energy, with Senator Maria Cantwell having just been appointed to chair a subcommittee on energy.
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The Washington Democrat said that she envisions a greater role for the influential subcommittee in eventually developing climate change legislation.

Oct '08: REFF West 2008 Keynote Remarks by Senator Maria Cantwell

We are facing a severe global warming crisis that will cost trillions in economic dislocation and the wide scale destruction of natural ecosystems;