Environmentalists Remind Graham: the Climate Bill is Already Industry-Friendly « The Washington Independent
Jul 31, 202016.9K Shares1.2M Views
No real surprise this week when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) walked backhis earlier supportfor a climate change bill, arguing that the proposals currently under consideration are “not business-friendly enough.” Yesterday, some environmentalists offered a reminder that the House bill has already been diluted enormously, offering some of the nation’s biggest polluters billions of dollars in concessions
Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, issued a statement calling the House bill “one of the biggest pieces of corporate welfare ever to be considered by Congress, with $170 billion in giveaways to polluting industries.”
“„Big oil, dirty coal, corporate agribusiness — they all got a piece of the pie. The notion that the bill was onerous on business is laughable. Some of the worst polluters helped write the blueprint the bill was based on.
“„Now these greedy corporations are angling for more, and Senator Graham is out to help them. This is special interest politics at its worst, and it is truly appalling. No wonder so many people are turned off by the ways of Washington.
And with corporations recently freed by the Supreme Court to spend endlessly on federal elections, you can pretty much kiss any meaningful climate change legislation goodbye.
Hajra Shannon
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