Battle Lines Drawn Over Senate Climate Bill at Oil Change
Critics have pointed out that there is no Cap and Trade system embedded in the bill, which is apparently being left to the Senate Finance Committee, which is already over-burdened with health insurance reform.UN Secretary-General's Statements
Women are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Many depend directly on the environment for their livelihoods and sustenance. Women are also custodians of community knowledge, with keen insights into how to sustainably manage natural resources.[Obama administration moves to choke off a critical source of domestic energy?]: EPA to delay 79 coal mining permits in 4 states
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Barack Obama's administration put the brakes on 79 applications for surface coal mining permits in four states Wednesday, saying they would violate the Clean Water Act.Press release: Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
“The climate legislation proposed today by Senators Boxer and Kerry is a disappointing step in the wrong direction and I am against it.
“Requiring 20 percent emission reductions by 2020 is unrealistic and harmful – it is simply not enough time to deploy the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and energy efficiency technologies we need. Period..."
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"women are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change" ... notice how everything is being "retranslated" into the new moral universe of AGW/sustainability/environmentalism. Obesity used to be considered bad for health reasons, but now it's bad because it has a larger carbon footprint. Woman were alleged to be disadvantaged over men because of job discrimination etc., but now they're under attack by men emitting carbon dioxide in their cars and warming the planet.
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