Ok Folks, it has officially begun: the fight for energy planning has begun in congress this week, and it is gnarly. Big coal, nuclear, oil and corn farmers are all duking it out to see who can get the most subsidies and least restrictions written into the bill. Renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass) could very well get the short end of the stick, even though those are the energies which should be getting the most attention. Unfortunately, many democrats (as well as republicans) are backing Big Coal and this is bad news for climate change, since more coal plants =more C02 emissions and more C02 =global warming=destruction of the planet=bye-bye humans.
In fact, two democratic representatives, Rick Boucher (VA) and John Dingell (MI) have proposed legislation that would REVERSE a supreme court ruling that stipulates the EPA must regulate C02 emissions as a pollutant. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco in the house!) courageously blocked an additional proposal by Boucher and Dingell which would have undercut California's tough standards on C02 emissions by allowing federal regulations to override tougher state regulations. What the heck is going on with democrats? I guess that's why I became "independent" about 10 years ago...
Check out the NYTimes article on the Energy Bill and let me know your thoughts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/washington/12energy.html?ex=1339387200&en=597bc04d92fe983a&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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