Senate panel votes to overturn EPA, let Calif. limit emissions

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted narrowly Wednesday to overturn EPA's decision blocking California and more than a dozen other states from limiting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
The bill by California Democrat Barbara Boxer passed the Environment and Public Works committee 10 to 9, sending it to the full Senate.

One committee Democrat, Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware, broke with others on his side of the aisle and voted "no." A Republican, John Warner of Virginia, voted "yes," allowing the bill to pass.

In December, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson turned down California's request for a Clean Air Act waiver that would have allowed the state to require automakers to cut global warming emissions by 30% in new cars and light trucks by 2016.

Boxer's bill would deem the waiver approved.



Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/environment/2008-05-21-epa-emissions-calif_N.htm?csp=34

[maddezmom]

1. Boxer adds tax relief, deficit reduction to climate-change bill

Boxer adds tax relief, deficit reduction to climate-change bill
Move is an effort to assuage fears that enviroment bill would be harmful to weakened economy.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Barbara Boxer has added an $802 billion tax cut to her Environment and Public Works Committee's global warming bill which is set to be on the Senate floor right after Congress' Memorial Day recess.

Boxer called the reworking of the measure "a consensus document." The new bill also includes $955 billion worth of deficit reduction.

Both the tax relief and the deficit reduction funds are an effort by Boxer and fellow supporters of sweeping climate change legislation to make good on her promise that the bill will help, not hurt the economy and that consumers will not bear the brunt of the efforts to curb greenhouse gases.

The bill is estimated to reduce total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by up to 66 percent by 2050.

The money in the measure – which would be paid out through 2050, the life of the legislation – would come from the so-called cap-and-trade system under which carbon credits would be bought and sold by utilities, manufacturers and other companies that emit carbon dioxide.

more:http://www.ocregister.com/articles/boxer-bill-billion-2047471-measure-legislation

[Indenturedebtor]

3. WOW Way to freakin go!!!!! Thanks for the additional info!

These "States Rights, Small Fed" Pukes sure have a lot of nerve trying to force feed their brand of stupid on the rest of America. Anything to help the Oligarchy!

THEY MAKE ME SO FREAKIN MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pleah]

2. Rec. #5 and a kick! Great news!

Thanks! :thumbsup: :hi: :woohoo: :applause:

[BadgerKid]

4. Now allow the same for USDA labeling. n/t

[Megahurtz]

5. YES!

:bounce:

S.U.V.'s by the wayside!

I hate those things.