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Boxer: Climate-change legislation still DOA
SFGate: Fossils and Photons ^ | 8/18/11 | David R. Baker

Posted on 08/18/2011 12:54:37 PM PDT by SmithL

Sen. Barbara Boxer would like to see Congress take another stab at legislation to fight global warming. Just don't expect it to happen anytime soon.

After touring part of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Wednesday morning, Boxer said federal climate-change legislation remains dead. Such legislation would be a big boost to many of the technologies under development at the lab, including advanced biofuels and artificial photosynthesis.

But the current gridlocked Congress won't touch it. And she won't introduce such legislation herself until that changes.

"Climate change doesn't have the votes," said Boxer, a Democrat. "I'm a pragmatic legislator. I'm not going to waste time on something that's not going to work."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: botoxbabs; boxer; globalwarminghoax; worstsenatorever
And speaking of fossils:

Senator Barbara Boxer

1 posted on 08/18/2011 12:54:43 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Words fail completely.


2 posted on 08/18/2011 12:57:05 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: SmithL

A small miracle that even with full control, the Baraqqis couldn’t pass CapNTax or cardcheck.


3 posted on 08/18/2011 1:00:53 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: SmithL
Boxer: Climate-change legislation still DOA.

Lol! Ya think? They couldn't even get it through when they controlled the house and the senate by a filibuster proof margin.

4 posted on 08/18/2011 1:03:06 PM PDT by apillar
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To: SmithL

Someone on the Hill wanna tell MAMM that if the tech is viable that Washington doesn’t NEED to subsidize or regulate the world so that it hits the market all by it’s very lonesome?

Someone on the Hill wanna tell MAMM that people recently woke up to why we are 13 TRILLION in debt?

Someone on the Hill wanna tell MAMM to just stop blocking that solar plant that a private company wants to build in SoCal and she gets ‘green’ energy?

Of course, she knows better and wouldn’t listen anyway. The day that watermellon moron is voted out I’m gonna lead the happy dance.


5 posted on 08/18/2011 1:09:58 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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"Such legislation would be a big boost to many of the technologies under development at the lab, including advanced biofuels and artificial photosynthesis."

Ahhh, what a shame... All that "good stuff" that the free market will take a pass on unless the government forces it on us via either laws or subsidies... And with the track record the government has of picking winners... Too bad, so sad!
6 posted on 08/18/2011 1:15:42 PM PDT by BWDog
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To: SmithL; SteamShovel; Bockscar; Thunder90; rdl6989; marvlus; Fractal Trader; Whenifhow; ...
 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

7 posted on 08/18/2011 1:19:57 PM PDT by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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To: SmithL

Hey look Senator, there’s a tiny remnant of the American economy still twitching. Better stomp it to death before it spreads.


8 posted on 08/18/2011 1:40:13 PM PDT by Argus
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To: SmithL
Such legislation would be a big boost to many of the technologies under development at the lab, including advanced biofuels and artificial photosynthesis.

Such legislation would be a big boost to rent seekers wanting to spend your money irrespective of merit.

9 posted on 08/18/2011 2:19:46 PM PDT by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will have more quality executive experience than Barack Obama.)
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To: SmithL
Sen. Barbara Boxer would like to see Congress take another stab at legislation to fight global warming. I WOULD LIKE TO STAB IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HEART SO THAT IT DIES A SWIFT PAINFUL DEATH. It's like trying to kill Rasputin!
After touring part of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Wednesday morning, Boxer said federal climate-change legislation remains dead. HOORAY!

Such legislation would be a big boost to many of the technologies under development at the lab, including advanced biofuels and artificial photosynthesis. WRONG! IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO THE ECONOMY. THERE WOULD BE LITTLE LEFT OVER TO WORK ON THE IMPRACTICAL PIE-IN-THE-SKY “SOMEDAY” ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WITH A COLAPSED FINANCIAL STRUCTURE. IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT THE HOAX-BASED CAP N’ TRADE TAXES COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY-HANDED REGULATIONS WILL COST $700 TRILLION.

But the current gridlocked Congress won't touch it. YES! GRIDLOCK MEANS WE MAY SURVIVE THE IDIOCY OF THE GORE-WORSHIPERS. And she won't introduce such legislation herself until that changes. WELL, AT LEAST THAT SHOWS SHE'S NOT ENTIRELY A LUNATIC.

“Climate change doesn't have the votes,”BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO SMELL A SCAM. ESCPECIALLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY OF THE GUYS WHO WERE IN ON THE SCAM HAVE ADMITTED TO IT. “I'm a pragmatic legislator. I'm not going to waste time on something that's not going to work.” GOOD, THEN SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP, COMRADE BOXER!

10 posted on 08/18/2011 2:39:09 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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*Boxer: Climate-change legislation still DOA.*

“Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!”


11 posted on 08/18/2011 2:42:00 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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said Boxer, a Democrat. "I'm a pragmatic legislator. I'm not going to waste time on something that's not going to work."

Sorry Babs, that is a description of your political CAREER!

12 posted on 08/18/2011 3:36:48 PM PDT by hattend (The SEALs got Osama. The only thing Obama killed was our childrens future - NoLibZone)
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