Sunday, May 17, 2009

To fight carbon dioxide, let's start a trade war and crank up the steel mills!

Republicans not only ones opposing global warming bill
Brown said he now sees a climate change bill as being rife with possibility: He argues that properly written, it could create manufacturing jobs revolving around clean energy. And he argues that the best answer would include some “border equalization” so nations that don’t have similar programs to cap greenhouse gases pay more at the border to import their more cheaply-made products.

Like Brown, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, sees opportunities for manufacturers, if the bill can protect jobs. U.S. steelmakers, he said, could benefit from a surge in steel-turbined wind generators.

The key is to get through the transition period without taking too much of a hit.

“I don’t want my fingerprints on a bill that will deindustrialize the country further,” Ryan said.

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