C3: U.S Chamber of Commerce Is 'YouTube'-ing Its Members About Global Warming Legislation/Taxes

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Grouchy Old Cripple: Global Warming BS

32.Decrease your air travel.

GFY! If I want to fly somewhere, I'll fly somewhere. Would you rather I drove and used more gasoline? And speaking of decreasing air travel, at least I fly in a crowded bus in the sky and not on a private jet like all the liberals who tell me to reduce my air travel.

The Waxman-Markey Crisis | Center for Media and Democracy

As the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill nears a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, environmental groups are "teetering at the edge of existential crisis," writes Josh Harkinson. "Almost all environmental groups agree that Waxman-Markey is far from ideal," but some are supporting it, while others "believe the bill is so deeply flawed it might actually make matters worse." Critics say the bill "lines the pockets of polluters with little to show for it.

Kucinich Heads Progressive Opposition To Flawed House Climate Bill

Dennis Kucinich is leading the progressive Democratic revolt against the pro-industry energy bill. Explaining his position, he says,

“We all want to protect our planet, but will the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 do that? I don’t think so.

The pollution targets are inadequate. Regulatory authority is stripped from the EPA. The bill relies on huge numbers of carbon offsets. For example, it says you can have 2 billion tons a year of carbon offsets, which is roughly equivalent to 30 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Recent analysis suggests it might be 2026 until we see the emissions decline below 2005 levels.”