Wednesday, October 21, 2009

On Road to 60 Votes for Climate Bill, Senate Swells With Fence Sitters - NYTimes.com
For starters, the bill's lead sponsors, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), can safely rely on 31 "yes" votes as they work on building their coalition.
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Despite two significant moves over the last month -- a bill introduction and the emergence of a possible bipartisan partnership -- the number of senators unwilling to commit to voting for comprehensive climate and energy legislation continues to grow.
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Inhofe, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, predicts that Democrats will max out around 35 "yes" votes.
No harm from cap-and-trade? You lie! - Don L. Blankenship - TheHill.com
The truth about global warming alarmists in the business community who say Congress must pass laws immediately to stop the planet from warming is that they are driven more by pursuit of profit than pursuit of science and real atmospheric temperatures. These companies lie for profit and at the expense of American families’ budgets, American’s homeland security, and the quality of the world’s air and water.

You see, they know cap-and-trade will hurt the American economy. That it will cost American jobs. That it will increase our dependency on foreign energy. And yes, they know that it will increase global pollution by moving production to unregulated countries like China. They also know the world is cooling. They know that cap-and-trade won’t lower the earth’s temperature. To those saying otherwise I say simply, “You lie.”
Coldest October start in nearly 60 years in Northern Michigan
October 2009 has started off in record cold fashion across Northern Michigan. Many areas have experienced the coldest first half of October since 1952. Many areas have not had a single above normal day for the entire month.
Citi Wins Most Innovative Bank in Climate Change Award from The Banker Magazine | Reuters
Among the reasons cited for Citi`s selection were its ground-breaking $50 billion commitment to addressing global climate change

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