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Burning down the House? Global warming not hot enough yet…
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The always-entertaining Charles Rangel chaired a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee last week to begin discussion of climate change policy options. The hearing was a sign that both sides of the aisle are beginning to come together on the importance of curbing global climate change. Even the one global warming non-believer in the group argued that since “science is not a democracy,” the virtual consensus within the scientific community about this issue is irrelevant. However, even he acknowledged that virtual consensus exists.

The Committee certainly had ulterior motives. Many members wanted to mark their territory and establish the Ways and Means Committee’s jurisdiction over climate legislation. Others worried about the loss of blue collar jobs in their districts as energy intensive manufacturing, like forging steel or making solar panels, will become more expensive under any legislation.

It seems like Congress is slowly getting the message and realizing that everyone can and should participate in a new, green economy – one that affords opportunities for those of us who need them most.

To find a transcript of the hearing, a list of witnesses, and witness testimonies, visit:
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=647

September 26, 2008 | 1:22 PM Comments  0 comments

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