Climate Bill: Lots of Compromises–For What? - Environmental Capital - WSJ

We really do mean to dive into the 932 pages of the revised Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, but do you know how long that is? A back-of-the-envelope estimate suggests about 171,000 words—just shy of the New Testament, only with fewer miracles and a longer sermon on the mount.
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“Mr. Chairman, this is no way to write any public law, much less one that will transform the way every person in our country lives and works,” Rep. Barton wrote in a letter.

Uncle Sam Will Give You an Energy 'Allowance' - Chris Horner

In the Democrats’ now-commonplace Orwellian mode, the two-page memo was full of “protections” the bill offers, laid out in boldface type: “Protection from electricity price increases,” “Protection from natural gas price increases,” “Protection from home heating oil price increases,” “Protection of low- and moderate-income households.” Then comes “Transition assistance for industry,” comprised of “Protection for energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries” and “Protection for domestic energy production.”

That’s an awful lot of protection Waxman’s selling, and it begs the question: from what? His bill, of course.