One of my readers, Bryce Beattie of Real Self-Reliance, has written a thoughtful response to my criticism of legislators opposing the Waxman-Markey bill. This bill is known as the carbon cap and trade bill; it narrowly passed the House last week by getting some bipartisan support, and will be facing much opposition in the Senate.
Bryce [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Waxman-Markey bill'
Self-Reliance Versus Government Control
July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
Tags: bipartisan politics·Bryce Beattie·carbon footprint·climate change·global warming·government control·Jared Diamond·self-reliance·Waxman-Markey bill
The Climate Doesn’t Play Politics
June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times that the opposition of much of Congress to the Waxman-Markey bill is treason and betrayal.
If it passes, this bill will be our nation’s first legislative response to global warming. The House narrowly passed Waxman-Markey last Friday, and it now goes to the Senate, where [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·climate change·ExxonMobil·global warming·paradigm shift·Paul Krugman·Waxman-Markey bill
House Votes on Carbon Cap & Trade Bill This Friday
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · politics, sustainability
Thor Hinckley, manager of the nation’s leading renewable power program, supplied this guest post. Thor is my husband.
To quote from Nobel laureate Al Gore: “For those who care about the global warming catastrophe — this is the moment”. The Waxman-Markey legislation known as the Carbon Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a House [...]
Tags: Al Gore·bipartisan politics·cap and trade bill·carbon footprint·climate change·global warming·Repower America·Waxman-Markey bill
