State Dems’ ambitious plan to keep fossil fuels in the ground

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 13, 2016 | Carolyn Lochhead

[artichokegrower]

Even as the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a huge setback to President Obama's climate agenda by delaying rules to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, two California Democrats opened a major new front in the global warming fight in Washington.

Their intention is to halt new fossil fuel development on all federally controlled public lands, which is where most of the nation's coal, oil and natural gas is found.

[artichokegrower]

Rep. Jared Huffman of San Rafael introduced the House version of the Keep It in the Ground Act on Thursday. In the Senate, the legislation is co-sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer of California.

The Keep it in the Ground Act

Also known as the Starve the Poor Act, Destroy the Middle Class Act, or Fund Middle Eastern Muslim Extremist Act

[headstamp 2]

Psychopaths.

All for a made up hoax.

[cherry]

this is Lord John telling the serfs that they can’t hunt game in Sherwood Forest....just starve....

[knarf]

succinct

[GregoTX]

And the $10.00 per barrel clean transportation tax

[blackdog]

Ironically it’s the capitol buildings of government in Washington that get their electricity from a coal fired plant used exclusively for federal buildings. They justify it by paying carbon fees to some environmental groups to offset the use of coal. Yes it is our taxes paying that too.

[G Larry]

Solution:

Trade places w Dem fossils and fossil fuels.

[artichokegrower]

Rep Jared William Huffman’s congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. So he represents rich latte drinking liberals in Marin County to the marijuana growing ex hippies in Humboldt County.

[DoughtyOne]