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Climate Groups Look to Avoid Health Care Repeat

But administration reluctant to push climate legislation this year

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(Newser) – Environmental groups are struggling to convince Democrats that the fight for cap-and-trade legislation won’t be as damaging as the one over health care, and to keep them from punting on the issue, Politico reports. Climate supporters say they have a grass-roots network in place that health care reformers didn’t, including a “climate war room” funded by more than 60 labor, faith, agriculture, and environmental groups. But White House advisers say they’re reluctant to try another tough vote this year.

A senior congressional Democrat thinks the Senate vote on climate won’t come until early 2010. “We can’t make people walk the plank again this fall,” he said. “I think it would be detrimental to climate change to jam it through.” But environmentalists aren’t in a mood to wait, afraid to give the opposition time to foment a health care-esque fervor.

Participants at an Energy Citizens rally outside of the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to protest climate change legislation, Aug. 31, 2009.
Participants at an Energy Citizens rally outside of the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, to protest climate change legislation, Aug. 31, 2009.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)
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When you get your butt kicked, like we did, it focuses the mind. This is not something to hide from but something to lean on — even in places where coal is king. - Steve Cochran, director of the National Climate Campaign, on the fervor following the House cap-and-trade vote

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Timinator2K
Sep 21, 09 8:41 AM CDT
Politicians KNOW 100% that THEY will be blamed, and held accountable for, increased taxes and electric rates should they serve the false interests of the envirowhackos and not their voting constituents. Evirowhackos have this STRANGE idea that the US is the ONLY country on the planet and that we have global ominipotent power over nature. It will be Cap and HANG the politicians. Reply
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odowd80
Sep 21, 09 8:59 AM CDT
America has long been a leader in the world, setting an example. We were at the forefront of the industrial revolution and got a big head start on polluting, so why can't we lead the world with sustainable energy policy?
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DontLikeYou
Sep 21, 09 10:26 AM CDT
Awe... come on Obama, please announce that you are going to raise our taxes in an effort to fight (the mythical) global warming scourge. Come on, please do this before 2010..... pleeeeeeease.
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doingtherightthing
Sep 21, 09 12:31 PM CDT
does Al Gore know his global warming push has been delayed in congress until 2010. Anybody inform Immel at GE they're not going to get those big bucks until 2010 if passed. Estimated cost per year for cap'n'trade is 200 billion........more jobs lost and more taxes coming.........the cost of oil will hit $300 a barrel. Heating oil and gasoline will double. Those retired on fix incomes will freeze in the winter because of higher costs. Those on low income can't afford to pay for gas to go to work. This is what your congress has waiting for you. Lets not forget Obama is pushing cap'n'trade........They're enslaving the people and the economy.......the poor will get poorer in the end. The rich will stay rich. The middle class will disappear.........hail to chairman Obama......
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odowd80
Sep 21, 09 8:58 AM CDT
There's never a convenient time to pass a climate bill or any other long-term benefit bill. There's no convenient time for me to start setting aside money for retirement either, but if I don't do it, there will be consequences in the future. Reply
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