Bush to propose global warming initiative?
April 14, 2008 at 2:30 pm by Thomas Wheatley in Not-lantaYo! Satan called and wanted to let everyone know that Hell’s getting frigid.
According to the Washington Times, the venerable right-leaning publication owned by a verifiable God, the Bush administration may push the U.S. Congress to pass a bill this week calling for action on global warming. The article says it wouldn’t be toothless resolution either, but a specific proposal aimed at reducing the nation’s contribution to the phenomenon. Better late than never?
So sayeth the paper of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon:
Bush administration officials have told Republicans in Congress that they feel pressure to act now because they fear a coming regulatory nightmare. It would be the first time Mr. Bush has called for statutory authority on the subject.
“This is an attempt to move the administration and the party closer to the center on global warming. With these steps, it is hoped that the debate over this is over, and it is time to do something,” said an administration source close to the White House who is familiar with the planning and who said to expect an announcement this week…”
Still, Republican members of Congress who were briefed last week let top administration officials know that they think the White House is making a mistake, according to congressional sources and others familiar with the discussions. Opponents said Mr. Bush could be setting off runaway legislation, particularly with Democrats in control of Congress.
Rumors vary as to whether it’ll be sector specific — say, forcing utilities to adopt a cap-and-trade system similar to that used in Europe — or a broad sweeping plan. Critics quoted in the article claim that the United States is already at the front of reducing CO2 emissions — something I find hard to believe — and that because of Europe’s system, the nation has been plucking manufacturing jobs because its less-regulative milieu is less harmful to the economy.
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