Green Dems make more concessions to move global warming bill | Washington Examiner

House Democrats who were struggling to get consensus within their own party on a massive global warming bill, say they are so close to an agreement that a vote on the legislation may come as early as Friday.

Democrats amended their proposal to quell opposition by centrist Democrats and Democrats from farming districts, but it is not clear whether the changes will be enough to sway the dozens of Democrats who may still be inclined to vote against it. No Republicans support the bill which means Democrats need at least 218 of their 256 members to pass it.

“We are very close to an agreement and hopefully by [Wednesday] we will have an agreement,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.

Even as Democrats get closer to a compromise, opposition is mounting on the Left, with many environmental groups saying the bill will enrich polluters while doing little to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Some groups are even calling for Democrats to scrap the bill and start over.

The environmental group Friends of the Earth on Tuesday debuted new Internet ads opposing the energy bill, calling it “wholly unacceptable” and saying it “fails to come anywhere close to solving the climate crisis.”

Cow manure can help fight global warming - 6/23/09 - San Francisco News - abc7news.com

California's happy cows are already a source for meat and milk. But we may soon be turning to them for transportation fuel too.
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"Costs are extraordinary. To place a methane digester on a dairy, our average cost is about $1.2 million per installation," said Western United Dairymen Michael Marsh.