Comments on: How high must oil go before we end subsidies? http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: socialscientist http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9220 socialscientist Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:47:58 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9220 The direct subsidies are just the tip of the iceberg. The direct subsidies are just the tip of the iceberg.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9235 David B. Benson Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:08:27 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9235 Until we either have a veto-proof super-majority in the Senate or a non-vetoing Prez. Or both. Until we either have a veto-proof super-majority in the Senate or a non-vetoing Prez.

Or both.

]]> By: Jay Alt http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9236 Jay Alt Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:28:02 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9236 <i>Until we either have a veto-proof super-majority in the Senate or a non-vetoing Prez. Or both.</i> That seems unlikely to me but it would allow effective policies to be put in place. But they must be maintained, this will be an intergenerational effort. Control of Congress and the White House will change. More Republicans and others like Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) must be brought aboard. Until we either have a veto-proof super-majority in the Senate or a non-vetoing Prez.
Or both.

That seems unlikely to me but it would allow effective policies to be put in place. But they must be maintained, this will be an intergenerational effort. Control of Congress and the White House will change. More Republicans and others like Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) must be brought aboard.

]]> By: Ronald http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9273 Ronald Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:39:46 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/03/05/how-high-must-oil-go-before-we-end-subsidies/#comment-9273 There was a good article in the New York Times today on the democratic attempt at to get to 60 voting democratic. (2 are independents who vote democratic) 22 Senators up for reelection are Republicans and only 12 Democrats. It looks like a few of the Republican Senators are vulnerable and only a one Democrat. It’s will still be hard to do. There was a good article in the New York Times today on the democratic attempt at to get to 60 voting democratic. (2 are independents who vote democratic) 22 Senators up for reelection are Republicans and only 12 Democrats. It looks like a few of the Republican Senators are vulnerable and only a one Democrat. It’s will still be hard to do.

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