by mark louis
Before I get to energy news, I'd like to address news on energy legislation. It's been reported in various places that Maj. Leader Harry Reid will pursue an energy-only bill w/o a cap on carbon, & then allow Kerry/Lieberman to be offered as an amendment. Then today, Lindsey Graham announced that he would not vote for K/L, a bill he helped write. Here's my question: why isn't anyone paying attention to the Cantwell/Collins CLEAR bill? Is it any weaker than Kerry/Lieberman? And if you think it doesn't spur enough renewable energy investment, why not pair it with the ACELA bill written by Jeff Bingaman? Here are some links: CLEAR: Side by side w/ACES (PDF) & how it works (PDF). ACELA: Summary (PDF) I don't think ACELA is enough on its own. And it seems as though some momentum, however minimal, has swung behind CLEAR, & it has a Republican sponsor with the onions to put her name on it. With that, let's talk energy.
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