When money talks regulations to protect our environment are meaningless... excerpt....The bill has gained the support of House Republicans and some House Democrats, seven of whom have signed on to the bill as co-sponsors. According to an analysis by CAP Action, the 229 members who voted for the bill have accepted more than $45.7 million in contributions from the oil, gas and coal industries over the course of their careers — an amount that’s more than 8 times the $5.4 million accepted by the 183 members who voted against the bill — and 123 of them have publicly denied climate change. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has also introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The NRDC called the passage of the bill in the House “a major weakening of the Clean Air Act,” though they predicted that the bill wouldn’t get far in the Senate. “If this bill were to become law, it would seriously cripple the Obama Administration’s ongoing drive to curb dangerous carbon pollution,” Dan Lashof, program director of the Climate and Clean Air Program at NRDC said in a statement.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:47:20 +0000
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