blogs.forbes.com - 6/30/2009
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A couple we know got a rude interruption on Saturday night. The two had settled into their seats at the AMC Cupertino Square 16 theater and were enjoying The Taking of Pelham 123, a thriller remake starring John Travolta and...
greenpeace.org - 6/26/2009
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greenpeace.org —
In advance of tomorrow’s vote on the American
Clean Energy and Security Act in the House of...
Representatives, Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director Carroll Muffett issued the following statement: "Since the Waxman-Markey bill left the Energy and ...
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Greenpeace Opposes Waxman-Markey
correspondents.theatlantic.com - 6/26/2009
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correspondents.theatlantic.com —
As you might know, the House is voting
later today on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, The...
American Clean Energy and Security Act. Feelings are mixed. For one, there were a lot of mischievous compromises. For another, the bill doesn't...
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Daily Chart: What Waxman-Markey Will Do To The Economy
grist.org - 6/24/2009
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grist.org —
Balls with ambivalent faces. Feeling ambivalent? Will the
Waxman-Markey bill spark a full-scale energy revolution? No. Not...
on its own, not in the next 10-15 years. The short-term targets for reducing greenhouse gases are too low, the renewable ...
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Why I’m not freaked out about the Waxman-Markey ...
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Flunking Basic Math
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... Forbes on the Marxman-Wacky fraud bill : Electricity is a good thing. It powers your computer, drives economic growth, transmits images from Tehran streets, keeps preemies alive in hospitals, prevents meat from rotting and enchants and cools you in movie theaters. Yes, electricity is a good thing. Where does it come from? In the U.S., electricity is produced from these sources. If you are reading this on a handheld and can’t read Wikipedia’s wonderful pie chart, here is the breakdown: 48.9% — Coal 20% — Natural Gas 19.3% — Nuclear 1.6% — Petroleum Got that? A tick over 88% ...
DC Democrats Flunk Simple Math
California Conservative —
... I’m thankful that Rich Karlgaard wrote this op-ed in this morning’s Forbes. This simplifies what the Democrats are attempting to do. It’s obvious that Pelosi’s Democrats can’t pass basic math: ...
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Just how bad is Waxman Markey?
betsyspage.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Let us count the ways. Steven Spruiell and Kevin Williamson have done a masterful job of listing 50 reasons why this is such a god-awful bill. Any one of the reasons should be enough to oppose it. The Republicans can cut an ad a day for a month and a ...
House Members Being Hammered Over Waxman-Markey
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Marking Up Waxman-Markey
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 6/23/2009 — There is some very angry back and forth about the CBO's scoring of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill. Economically, I agree, the per-household costs seem to be small. Politically, they may be much larger than their economic cost, for ...
Dear Member of Congress: Why You Should Vote Against Waxman-Markey
corner.nationalreview.com 6/24/2009 — It appears that years of debate about climate change and energy may now come down to a vote on an actual bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES). As I write this, the vote is scheduled for Friday. If it occurs, you will be ...
Congress: Labor vs. Baucus/Conrad —
First Read 6/30/2009
Roll Call: “The Laborers’ International Union of North America is targeting Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) with a television ad urging the two Senators to resist taxing health insurance ...
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