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Senators vow to strip Obama climate power
 Conservative senators vowed Monday to strip President Barack Obama of his power to regulate greenhouse gases, in a move that would cripple US efforts on climate change if successful.Just think how much money could be saved by eliminating the EPA and replacing it with two underpaid clerks in the basement of the Department of Commerce... Eleven Republican senators introduced a bill that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, which scientists blame for global warming, without explicit approval by Congress. Under Obama, the federal agency has steadily increased standards on gas emissions. The Republicans accused Obama of circumventing Congress, where a so-called "cap-and-trade" bill to mandate emission curbs died last year. "My bill will shrink Washington's job-crushing agenda and grow America's economy," said Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming and skeptic of climate change who is leading the effort. "I will do whatever it takes to ensure that Washington doesn't impose cap-and-trade policies in any form." The Obama administration counters that a shift to green energy would help both the planet and the economy by creating a new source of high-paying jobs. First, get the economy running. Then, improve it. Only the prosperous countries can afford environmental protection. The poor ones are trying to figure out how to stay alive. Posted by: gorb 2011-02-02 |
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