Senators: action on climate, clean energy urgent

Associated Press ^ | Oct. 27, 2009 | H. JOSEF HEBERT and DINA CAPPIELLO

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators tussled over the cost of climate legislation Tuesday with the leading author of the bill maintaining that while energy prices will increase, inaction on global warming would cause even worse economic and security problems.

"Are there some costs? Yes sir, there are some costs," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. But of the array of studies that show restricting greenhouse gases will lead to higher energy prices, he said, "none of them factor in the cost of doing nothing."

Kerry was the leadoff witness as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee began a series of marathon hearings this week on a bill that would cap greenhouse gas pollution from power plants and large industrial facilities. The bill aims to reduce emissions 80 percent by mid-century. Kerry is an author of the legislation.

[goodnesswins]

FO “Senators”

[Night Hides Not]

Dear Senators: how about some FREAKING action on JOBS?!?

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

The Chin speaketh.

[Secret Agent Man]

FUJK

FUBO

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Said Mrs Kerry at a Wendy’s order window:

What is “chili”?

And anyone thinks these two know anything about “climate change”???????

Yo, J Kerry, got any scratches on ya that need a band-aid and a Purple Heart?

[a fool in paradise]

Why are the Democrats in SUPPORT of Iranians using Nuclear energy but opposed to Americans using it?

[a fool in paradise]

Said Mrs Kerry at a Wendy’s order window: What is “chili”?

"Well can I get some gin in it?!!"

[sr4402]

You mean the press Salivated for Kerry, “I Voted for the 87 billion before I voted against it”? This tells me more about the press than Climate Legislation. If he is the best they can produce, I wonder what is the worst?

[maryz]

said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass

In Parkinson's Law, C. Northcote Parkinson writes that the most truly valuable person in any organization is "The Man Who Is Always Right"; but there aren't enough to go around, so almost as valuable is "The Man Who Is Always Wrong," who may not be able to point out the right course, but unfailingly points to the wrong way. I submit that we have ours in John F'n Kerry!

Parkinson doesn't offer any advice on what to do when huge swathes of the media take The Man Who Is Always Wrong for the Man Who Is Ever Right! :(

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Is that the same John "THE SNAKE TRAITOR" Kerry who served (for 4 Months) in Vietnam and used 2 of 3 Purple Hearts he did not deserve to get a "bug-out" pass to the Land of the Big PX, only to stab Millions of us Vets (living and dead) in the back with his vicious smears and outright lies?

Yeah, that POS Rat Bast*rd, has a lot of credibility. NOT!!!

[your local physicist]

Let's kill the cap and tax plan permanently. Global warming theory is a complete hoax pushed by supporters of global income redistribution and world government. The IPCC's climate forecasting model is riddled with errors.

[Carling]

"Are there some costs? Yes sir, there are some costs," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. But of the array of studies that show restricting greenhouse gases will lead to higher energy prices, he said, "none of them factor in the cost of doing nothing."

OK, I'll bite. What is the cost of doing nothing?

[Edgerunner]

Isn’t there some kinda law that says you will get in trouble if you give false testimony in a congressional committee hearing??? Just askin...

[aruanan]

OK, I'll bite. What is the cost of doing nothing?

Whatever those who want you to do what they want you to do imagine it to be.

[Rocky]

Kerry is an expert in the cost of doing nothing.

[mo]

Our Congress is no longer a Congress of the American people..it is a Congress of the Insane