Liberty For All » Blog Archive » ACES gone wild

On Friday evening, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), a well-intentioned but misbegotten Frankenstein monster of a bill intended to combat climate change. Republicans Mary Bono Mack, Mike Castle, Mark Kirk, Frank LoBiondo, John McHugh, Dave Reichert, and Chris Smith joined 211 Democrats to put the bill over the top 219-212. Showing the profiles in courage typical to elected politicians, about three dozen Democrats hung back during the roll call until passage was certain, waiting until they could safely vote no without riling their party’s leaders.

Why Waxman-Markey Is Not A Climate Bill — MasterResource

Now, the debate moves to the Senate. Hopefully these 100 individuals will not be motivated by the “curbing global warming” canard—because, as I have shown, whatever they decide, America’s future energy choices will not alter the course of global climate. Any sacrificial song must have different verse.

USHCN V2 Deletions and Additions « Climate Audit

What is the basis for deleting one station and adding another? Dunno. They say that it's due to "numerous station closures and relocations", but there seem to be examples where this is untrue.

Carolina Politics Online » McHenry Statement on Vote Against Cap and Trade

...we are asking the American people to bear enormous sacrifices at a time when they can least afford it – for two-tenths of a degree by 2100.