Obama told to keep climate change out of budget bill | Markets | Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Four key U.S. House panel chairmen on Friday told President Barack Obama that energy and climate legislation should not be attached to a huge budget bill in order to avoid a possible Senate filibuster, because such a move would make it harder to reach an agreement.
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The letter was signed by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, Chairman Emeritus John Dingell and subcommittee chairmen Edward Markey and Rick Boucher.

Not the Onion | Coyote Blog

A reader sent me this, and I was just floored. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is asking for legislation to ban black cars in California...
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Un-freaking-believable. This is what happens when you satisfy an emissions reduction goal (in this case CO2) via complex command-and-control legislation rather than simpler price mechanisms.

An Energy Plan with More Energy, Lower Prices » The Foundry

Surely wind and solar can play a role in America’s energy portfolio if able to compete in the market. The same can be said for any source of energy. But government “investments” in energy is generally code for taxes that lead to higher prices for energy consumers.

Obama's global warming [scam] could be tough sell in Indiana

Americans United for Change and MoveOn.org Political Action are running ads on radio, TV and the Internet urging Hoosiers to ask Bayh and other Indiana lawmakers to back Obama's budget proposal, which includes the cap-and-trade plan.

If Washington does act to reduce the burning of fossil fuels, the main cause of global warming, Indiana would be hit harder than many other states. More than 90 percent of the power consumed in Indiana is generated by coal, which sends more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for the amount of energy produced than any other energy source.

Indiana residents and businesses long have enjoyed some of the lowest electricity rates in the nation, about 20 percent lower than the national average. The low rates are one reason the state is the most manufacturing-dependent in the nation.