http://texasvox.org/2009/09/23/oppose-the-murkowski-amendment-and-support-the-epa%e2%80%99s-authority-to-curb-global-warming/ The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://texasvox.org/2009/09/23/oppose-the-murkowski-amendment-and-support-the-epa%e2%80%99s-authority-to-curb-global-warming/#comment-1902 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:43:17 +0000 http://texasvox.org/?p=5045#comment-1902 [...] If only that had been the extent of the funny business with the bill… but both behind closed doors and by amendment in the committee, the climate bill got gutted.  First, special giveaways to the nuclear industry. Then to the coal industry. Then offsets language that guaranteed that polluters would be able to continue to pollute above the cap– meaning in a bill whose primary purpose is to make sure we curb pollution so we don’t fry the planet, our emissions might actually GO UP, not down. Then special giveaways to the agribusiness industry. And finally, the coup de grace, they stripped the EPA of their authority to regulate greenhouse gases through the Clean Air Act. [...]

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