Climate change and Energy.

[sfc_oliver]

Everything will cost more to produce, ship, deliver, handle, store, process.

EVERYTHING.....

[Towntalk]

Cap In Trade and health care costs

If cap in trade goes through, look for your trip to the hospital skyrocket.

Hospitals use huge amounts of electricity 24/7 365.

[sfc_oliver]

A Glimmer of hope for the country?

[Towntalk]

Could we see a repeat of the 1993 B.T.U. Tax vote?

The votes were strikingly similar. In 1993, the legislation containing the Clinton energy tax was adopted on a 219-to-213 vote with 38 Democrats defecting. On Friday, the House bill was approved 219 to 212, with 44 Democrats defecting.

The result:  Veteran members of both parties vividly remember when many House Democrats, in the early months of the Clinton administration, reluctantly backed a proposed B.T.U. tax — a new levy on each unit of energy consumed — only to see it ignored by the Senate and seized as a campaign issue by Republicans, who took control of the House the next year.

[irishbobcat]

Good Old Charlie needs to be voted out in 2010!

Dirty Coal is his Argentine Mistress....

[Towntalk]

Good ol' Charlie Wilson voted with the Republicans.

[irishbobcat]

and yours......I'll enjoy that too. Hope your arm is feeling better.....saw you in the sling at the food court yesterday.....
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Today is truly a day for the history books!

A short time ago, the House passed the historic American Clean Energy and Security Act. In doing so, we took a monumental step to get America running on clean energy, create millions of new jobs, strengthen our security, and reduce pollution in the air.

This legislation was masterfully written by two longtime champions for building a clean energy economy in America and aggressively fighting climate change - Chairman Henry Waxman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Ed Markey of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

Most of all, this victory belongs to you. It is directly because of your grassroots support and the leadership of President Obama that progress on climate change is indeed happening in Washington.

Thank you for making this good news possible.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

[sfc_oliver]

The green will be from your Dollars. Enjoy.

[irishbobcat]

Today big dirty coal and big dirty oil were beaten back!

Congrats to the House for progressive thinking and looking into a greener future!

[sfc_oliver]

I watched several hours of the so called debate. And I have to ask.


WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??

[Towntalk]

No doubt people like Dennis will be dancing with joy ... until the full impact of the bill hits home and he has to scrimp just to pay his gas and electric bill on top of the medical bills he has to pay for out of pocket.

Again, if he tries to sell his home under this bill, he's going to have to shell out thousands just to bring it into conformity with the new law ... thousands he won't be able to re-coop.

[sfc_oliver]

Tim Ryan voted For it. He actually took the mic for a minute this afternoon and claimed it would bring his district a lot of jobs. he even mentioned 3 companies that already made parts for green energy.

None of the Democrats responded to the Republicans charges that no one had read the bill and that they didn't even have a copy of it in the chambers

[Rick Rowlands]

Did Tim Ryan vote for it?

[sfc_oliver]

Well they passed another bill that they did not read first. Cap and Trade. I hope we all can afford to stay warm this winter. There goes the money I was saving to replace these 100 year old windows.

[Towntalk]

Bill H.R. 2454 passes House


219  YES

212  NO


Now on to the Senate.