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Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 10/27/09 | Richard Cowan

Posted on 10/27/2009 8:42:24 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate committee on Tuesday launches three long days of hearings on a Democratic climate bill in a bid to further convince an international summit in December that Washington is serious about tackling global warming.

The Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee will kick off Tuesday's hearing at 9:30 a.m. EDT with a panel of heavy-hitters from President Barack Obama's Cabinet: the secretaries of energy, transportation and interior and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Joining them will be the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

According to an EPA statement, the officials will focus on "creating a system of clean energy incentives" while "confronting the threat of carbon pollution."

The government estimates that the electric power sector contributes 39 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, while 34 percent comes from the transportation sector and 27 percent from the use of fossil fuels in homes, commercial buildings and industry.

Obama and Democrats in Congress are pursuing legislation that would create a "cap and trade" system requiring utilities and industries to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with global warming over the next 40 years. Companies would have to obtain dwindling numbers of pollution permits from the government and hundreds of dollars worth of permits could be traded on a new financial market exchange.

Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer hopes to finish reviewing the legislation and vote on it in coming weeks.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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1 posted on 10/27/2009 8:42:24 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Halloween comes to the Senate this week ... 3 days of lies untruths and out and out fabrication of ‘facts’.

Boxer has got to go, California.

Vote Chuck DeVore in the primary and 2010 general or its 6 more years of Babs pushing ‘industrial-strength’ propaganda.


2 posted on 10/27/2009 8:45:35 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

it will probably snow during the conference. . . .


3 posted on 10/27/2009 8:45:54 AM PDT by smonk
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To: NormsRevenge

Just another way of “kicking off” the distruction of this country. With everything that is going on right now, all of this crap needs to be put on hold until this country comes back. I can’t believe how much money Washington is spending on BS stuff when the country is crying. All spending needs to stop and give the country a chance to pull itself up by the boot straps. Americans can do it if given half a chance. It’s obvious that Washington can’t do it.


4 posted on 10/27/2009 8:47:11 AM PDT by RC2
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To: smonk

Looks like the forecast is wet and cloudy but not quite cold enough to snow.. damn.


5 posted on 10/27/2009 8:48:06 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

Oh lord, they pass that crap and America is dead.


6 posted on 10/27/2009 8:50:59 AM PDT by Danae (No political party should pick candidates. That's the voters job.)
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To: RC2

The Gubamint is the problem.

It has sucked so much dough out of the economy and spread a lot of debt to our ‘allies’ and some who aren’t.

It has become a SpongeBob Gubamint.. have we had enough yet ? you heard obama the other day.. they’re just getting started.


7 posted on 10/27/2009 8:51:06 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

Is Senator Imhofe going to testify, or will it be another AGW dog and pony show?


8 posted on 10/27/2009 8:59:12 AM PDT by AU72
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To: NormsRevenge

0bummerCare

Cap and Tax

Tax Increases (Bush cuts lapse)

Deficits

Spending

Money Supply Increases Massively

Who is going to hire in this environment?


9 posted on 10/27/2009 9:00:57 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (0bummer attacks not Unemployment, the Taliban, Deficits, China, or the Sudan, but attacks FOX.)
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To: NormsRevenge

“hundreds of dollars worth of permits could be traded on a new financial market exchange.”

Huh?


10 posted on 10/27/2009 9:05:46 AM PDT by Tim n Texas
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To: NormsRevenge
It seems they will not be content until the economy is destroyed and everyone save Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and their cronies are POOR. Well, We the People are not going to take it!
11 posted on 10/27/2009 9:18:45 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: RC2

Obama’s goal is to drive Amerika into the dirt transforming us into another communist state.


12 posted on 10/27/2009 9:20:47 AM PDT by charlie72
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To: Defendingliberty; WL-law; Normandy; TenthAmendmentChampion; FrPR; enough_idiocy; ...
 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

13 posted on 10/27/2009 9:26:54 AM PDT by steelyourfaith (Limit all U.S. politicians to two terms: One in office and one in prison! to s)
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To: NormsRevenge; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


14 posted on 10/27/2009 11:00:28 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: NormsRevenge; uncitizen; 444Flyer

Here we go. They have to rush this before Obama’s Dec. 10th announcement.


15 posted on 10/27/2009 11:02:25 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Danae

Related Articles

Change in venue. Obama will use the peace prize acceptance podium to announce his climate treaty.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6888165.ece

Look at the date on this article. It sure looks as if the dems think Obama can sign a NWO (Our Global Neighborhood) treaty without any congressional oversight or vote.

http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4BA79X20081211


16 posted on 10/27/2009 11:09:29 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NormsRevenge

This is why the sudden urgency

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqJmnNVzfiUOeSlVG4f8nQMbwQYQD9BJF6NG0


17 posted on 10/27/2009 2:08:52 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

damn just damn. Thanks!


18 posted on 10/27/2009 4:25:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

They got their marching orders.


19 posted on 10/27/2009 5:41:42 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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