Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 07/03/2009 11:55:16 AM PDT by Little Bill
July 1, 2009 Dear William, Thank you for contacting my office about cap and trade legislation. I appreciate hearing from you about this important issue.
I certainly appreciate the importance of keeping consumer energy rates as low as possible during these difficult economic times. I worked with my colleagues to include weatherization assistance funding and homeowner tax credits for efficiency and renewable energy projects in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, I feel strongly that Congress must act swiftly to curb the greenhouse gas emissions driving global climate change.
In New Hampshire climate change is already altering the beautiful landscape of our state from our coastline to our Northern forests. According to the U.S. Global Change Research Program, winters are warmer, snowfall is declining, lake ice duration has been reduced, and spring is arriving on average a week earlier than at the turn of the 20th century. As a result, our forests are changing and our wildlife habitats have been affected. This isn't just an environmental issue for New Hampshire; it is an economic imperative. For a state where tourism is our second largest industry, we simply can't afford to lose our ability to offer snowmobiling, hunting and fishing, or our first-rate skiing - a $650 million annual industry alone. Reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emitted in our country is the only way we will begin to curb the negative consequences of climate change.
The design of our domestic climate program is under consideration in Congress. I believe that a market-based solution is the most effective way to reduce carbon emissions on an economy-wide scale. One such proposal is a cap and trade system that would set a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases each company can emit and grant a certain amount of permits to each company for their emissions. Revenues generated from the carbon cap could be directed in a variety of ways, including back to the consumer to lower household energy costs. I will keep your thoughts in mind as the Congress begins to work on energy and climate legislation. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with me and please do not hesitate to contact my office with any future concerns.
Sincerely,
Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator
NH Ping
Crock of $hit. Say it enough and it becomes reality I guess.
Here’s what I got back from my congress critter after I sent a note asking if she got as much for her vote as her fellow congresswoman from Ohio ( Marcy Kaptur, Dem, Toledo, 3.5 billion in the 300 page addon that nobody read ).
I asked where the 67,000 jobs number came from, but no reply so far.
Dear Michael,
Thank you for contacting me regarding “the American Clean Energy and Security Act.” I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome this opportunity to address your concerns.
“The American Clean Energy Act” passed the House of Representatives on June 26, 2009. I voted in favor of the bill because it will create 67,000 urgently needed jobs in Ohio and boost private investments in the state by $5.6 billion. The clean energy economy is the future of our country and of central Ohio. Central Ohio is positioned to make the solar panels, wind turbines and bio mass products that will power our nation in the very near future. Components of this bill will make dramatic investments in a regional energy effort for the Midwest that is long overdue and create a fund to lift Ohio manufacturers in difficult times.
Another important aspect of this bill will address the threat of global warming by limiting carbon emissions. A limit on carbon emissions is critical to sustaining the future protection of public health and the environment. Without controlling our carbon emissions, our planet will face disastrous consequences. I am committed to developing a successful energy program that rewards innovation, efficiency and early action.
Thank you again for contacting me. I hope you will continue to keep in touch and let me know whenever I may be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Mary Jo Kilroy
Member of Congress
She doesn't get out much does she?
Another fact-ignoring, power-grabbing, condescending IDIOT the needs to be replaced.
Throw her sorry alpha out!
I was in the DC area last week, the weather was a bit different than the developing pestilent swamps in my town, sunny and warm.
Senators are governed by political considerations, not public wants or needs. Cap and trade is a device for increasing Democratic influence, which is why the Dem leadership wants it.
Perhaps you should ask her about how many jobs those 67,000 will elimanate? According to Spain for every one of thier green jobs created 3 others dissappeared so 3 x 67,000 = 210,000!
She is a disgrace.
When I asked about where they got the 67,000 number I referenced the Spanish study, if you a do search on it the green websites are going nuts trying to discredit it.
“winters are warmer, snowfall is declining, lake ice duration has been reduced, and spring is arriving on average a week earlier than at the turn of the 20th century.”
Has this dolt been in NH the last couple of winters?
I doubt it if she writes this kind of tripe!
No kidding. This year, I had snow in the yard until mid-April. The year before that, the first week of May.
What a revolting letter. It’s scary. Disgusting.
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