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Climate Groups Look to Avoid Health Care Repeat

But administration reluctant to push climate legislation this year

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 21, 2009 8:20 AM CDT
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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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doingtherightthing
Sep 21, 2009 5:31 AM 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......
odowd80
Sep 21, 2009 3:52 AM CDT
Tim: You have a point IF its true that cap and trade would actually do the economy harm. But we hear this shit every time an environmental bill is introduced. When the Clean Water Act was proposed, conservatives said that it would destroy industry as we know it. Conservatives are suffering from Chicken Little sydrome.
DontLikeYou___
Sep 21, 2009 3:28 AM CDT
Climate change is about taxation and enriching big businesses. The brain-dead masses of leftists hail it as necessary so their leaders (masters) will attempt to give it to them-- slavery through taxation.

 
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