Comments on: Excellent National Wildlife Federation summary and “Toolbox Assessment” of Waxman-Markey

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:40:28 +0000

31,000 scientist sayd that global warming is a hoax!!!

I am hunter but cap and trade will destroy hunting and our country!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rick Covert

Rick Covert — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:11:33 +0000

Joe,

My inbox is filling up with e-mails alarmed about removing the Obama EPA’s additional ability to regulate CO2 emissions. http://act.credoaction.com/ campaign/ trojan_horse/ ?r=3947&id=4609-1647851-XkAoZjx OK, you make a valid point that under a different administration that the EPA’s ability to enforce existing regulations can be curbed through destaffing or defunding. I also believe that its better to pass a law than rely on executive orders that can be overturned by a future (Palin? WTF!!!) administration. So getting it into law is important but what mechanism is there to reduce emissions when the offsets are given away? Help me understand this better.

By: Christopher Nelson

Christopher Nelson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:25 +0000

I understand how demand will help business grow – but what exactly could be said for small to medium size businesses. The opposition talking points seem to suggest that they’ll be ruined (any evidence to suggest otherwise?) – CN

By: paulm

paulm — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:31:53 +0000

Not good.
Coal plants are going to have to be nationalize if anything is going to happen in time.

Big Coal Using Climate Change Bill To Roll Back Clean Air Act
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2009/ 06/ 18/ big-coal-using-climate-ch_n_217045.html
A climate change compromise that erodes provisions of the Clean Air Act has supporters worried Democrats are being too generous to coal companies and undermining their chance to make a real dent in carbon emissions.