YouTube - [Cap and Tax, the Movie] - Number One Priority

In a time of economic uncertainty, when unemployment is nearing 10% and spending by House Democrats is out of control, what is Speaker Pelosi's number one priority?  [Via The Chilling Effect]

Climate Progress » Blog Archive » House Dems, Obama, and Gore lobby last batch of fence-sitters

According to an E&E analysis of the floor debate, Democrats still have their work cut out for them. Even with an agreement reached this week with Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), sponsors still remain about 35 votes short of the 218 needed to pass the climate legislation.

Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade’s Biggest Losers: The Construction Industry » The Foundry

Everyone knows someone who works in construction. It’s one of those unwritten facts of life. If policymakers in Washington have their way, you’ll soon be able to say you used to know someone who worked in construction. That’s because the current cap and trade plan, proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives by Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), will dramatically raise the cost of using energy and construction is, well, energy intensive. Even without cap and trade, The Energy Information Agency projects industrial sector growth in construction will fall because of rising energy prices and increased international competition.

Al's [Massive Climate Fraud] Journal : VIDEO: You have a crucial role to play

Some of the smartest ideas on energy and climate -- ones that have been aired by countless hearings in our Capitol over the last two decades -- are finally getting their due in this bill. And it's deserving of our strongest support.