KRWG: Texas Governor Opposes Climate Change Bill (2009-10-01)

TEXAS (krwg) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says a climate bill being debated in Congress is "draconian" and would cost the state thousands of jobs in the energy sector.

GOP accuses Dems of trying to buy votes on global warming | Washington Examiner

Senate Democrats appear ready to follow the House playbook for passing contentious global warming legislation by trading pollution allowances for votes. But even with the aide of this tactic, the bill is unlikely to pass this year.
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The bill must also clear the Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., who told the National Cattlemen's Beef Association earlier this month that she is opposed to the cap and trade legislation passed by the House.

"It is a deeply flawed bill, and I will not support similar legislation in the Senate," she said.

Passing a global warming bill in the Senate this year, Lincoln said Wednesday is "going to be tough. Real tough."

More Yamal tree ring temperature data: this data is flat as roadkill « Watts Up With That?

As WUWT readers know, the Briffa tree ring data that purports to show a “hockey stick” of warming in the late 20th century has now become highly suspect, and appears to have been the result of hand selected trees as opposed to using the larger data set available for the region.

American Thinker: Gore and Google: Pants on Fire

Gore and Google have an agenda-money. For Gore it's the payday he'll secure through carbon trading; for the Google guys, it includes providing critical technology for the energy monitoring plans involved in the coming Smart Grid.
Hmm. Besides the smoldering shorts, I'm noting noses as long as a telephone wire.