Comments on: Is America’s Climate Change Bill as good as it should be? Does it matter? http://www.entangledalliances.com/2009/07/is-americas-climate-change-bill-as-good-as-it-should-be-does-it-matter/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NLP Zine http://www.entangledalliances.com/2009/07/is-americas-climate-change-bill-as-good-as-it-should-be-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 NLP Zine Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:14:59 +0000 http://www.entangledalliances.com/?p=1530#comment-3952 Great blog. Do you know of any relevant NLP forums or discussion groups? Great blog. Do you know of any relevant NLP forums or discussion groups?

]]> By: Chris Fellingham http://www.entangledalliances.com/2009/07/is-americas-climate-change-bill-as-good-as-it-should-be-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Chris Fellingham Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:29:23 +0000 http://www.entangledalliances.com/?p=1530#comment-3501 I Think a bill can make it this year, I think the problem is the economic forecasts were unexpectedly poor - if Dems didn't go back to focusing on the economy instead of lcimate change they'd be damaging their electoral chances. So we need a positive upturn and then I think it could be done. I Think a bill can make it this year, I think the problem is the economic forecasts were unexpectedly poor – if Dems didn’t go back to focusing on the economy instead of lcimate change they’d be damaging their electoral chances. So we need a positive upturn and then I think it could be done.

]]> By: Mark Brough http://www.entangledalliances.com/2009/07/is-americas-climate-change-bill-as-good-as-it-should-be-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-3259 Mark Brough Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:03:18 +0000 http://www.entangledalliances.com/?p=1530#comment-3259 Yeah I've been dipping in and out of the IPCC report, it makes some scary reading - particularly as it's written in such a conservative, scientific, unemotional fashion. Our grandkids are going to be pretty pissed with us... Also there was an interesting bio of Henry Waxman in this months' Washington Monthly, he basically concentrates (or even, fixates) on an issue for years or decades, working to build support in the backrooms before finally bringing it forward. He was the one who presided over the subcommittee in 1994 where tobacco industry executives testified that nicotine wasn't addictive. Anyway, the WaMo suggest that his climate change bill won't make it into law this year, but it will at least win the argument, making the legislation easier (and stronger) in future years. And did I read correctly that the cap isn't defined in the bill? Ie that it will be up to the (presumably) EPA to decide how low it goes? Yeah I’ve been dipping in and out of the IPCC report, it makes some scary reading – particularly as it’s written in such a conservative, scientific, unemotional fashion. Our grandkids are going to be pretty pissed with us…

Also there was an interesting bio of Henry Waxman in this months’ Washington Monthly, he basically concentrates (or even, fixates) on an issue for years or decades, working to build support in the backrooms before finally bringing it forward. He was the one who presided over the subcommittee in 1994 where tobacco industry executives testified that nicotine wasn’t addictive.

Anyway, the WaMo suggest that his climate change bill won’t make it into law this year, but it will at least win the argument, making the legislation easier (and stronger) in future years. And did I read correctly that the cap isn’t defined in the bill? Ie that it will be up to the (presumably) EPA to decide how low it goes?

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