rssObama’s new climate strategy
Friday, November 05, 2010 at 1:43 pm
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The Washington Post reports on President Obama’s new strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
A White House official said energy would remain a top priority for the administration but would be packaged differently.
“I think you’ll see in the next few weeks the administration say, ‘Okay, you may not necessarily agree with the science on climate change, you may not see tackling greenhouse gases as a real priority, but what we can all agree on is creating jobs and investing in a clean-energy economy that’s going to leave the U.S. more competitive,’ ” said Heather Zichal, deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate-change policy.
Facing dim prospects for passing cap-and-trade legislation in the Senate, Obama is looking at the low-hanging fruit. On the congressional side, that means energy efficiency, electric vehicles, incentives for natural gas and a renewable energy standard. For more on this, see my post on potential areas of legislative compromise between Republicans and Democrats.
But it’s the regulatory side where Obama can have the most impact. The administration is expected in the next several months to pass new greenhouse gas limits on stationary sources as well as new limits on ozone pollution. But there are a number of lawmakers who are trying to keep the administration from exercising its regulatory authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who is likely to win her nail-biter of a re-election race, renewed her call to block the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions yesterday. She tried to pass such a resolution in the Senate in June, but the proposal failed in a 53-47 vote. Now, with more Republicans in the Senate, a new proposal to block the EPA could pass.
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Comment posted November 7, 2010 @ 10:22 am
My View : Re : Another Bush Era ( = Entire Downfall )
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1. I think Corrupt Money & Almost Dead Media led Independents to Fuel the no idea' Gains.
That explains why Moneycracy & Money-driven media call for urgent overhaul.
Do people expect job growth, more affordable premium & cheaper gas prices from insurance take-over & oil companies ??
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Jobs ahead in another Bush era ( = Entire Downfall ) ??
I think D.S. is going to realize vividly how Bush era wrecked economy.
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Of the money by the money for the money bound for corruption, greed is getting a society nowhere near prosperity.
Gambling on party of “no idea” is sure to be much like Throwing an Egg of Economy Against a Rock.
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2. Extension of oil wars displaced Energy Independence or A Jobs law, empowering the war party and leaving healthcare law near demise before survival.
Prior to the question of where are jobs ?? , the urgency of Energy Independence or A Jobs law needs to come first.
At least pending RES legislation needs to be addressed in the first place.
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3. The most efficient deficit-cut way of government would be slashing the destructive war & military waste.
Slashing the destructive war & military waste alone supposedly could be enough to balance the budget.
Regrettably. opponents are instead critical of sound investments. ( Depression : New Deal = Great Recession : Stimulus Package (Groundwork) )
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Weapon Sell = Mexican Drug Trafficking = Destroy all, driving global economy in a destructive direction.
Even Overall US intelligence budget tops $80 billion annually.
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4. While the days of cheap oil is gone, thankfully, just as insightful Al Gore predicted, even if fewer people then agreed with his claim, recent findings show that tangible increase in the renewable energy capacity is economically and technically feasible.
Currently, the exciting fourth wave of smart grid & renewable energy with great job potential world-wide is upon us.
And surprisingly, the EV world broke the most challenging barrier of limited range.
DBM Energy's electric Audi A2 completed record setting 372 mile drive on a single charge.
For more details about DBM Energy battery, kindly search DBM Energy battery.
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The recent bold drive for green energy in CA could shed lights on how best to meet the challenge of high unemployment.
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