I'm conflicted. Im usually all in on an attack on california, but since this would help reduce one of my gripes with them (that the winds bring all their air pollution our way where it gets caught by hte mountains) I can't.
And Rick, states rights, eh? On 6/8/07, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The other day I noted that one of Big Coal's representatives in Congress, Nick Rahall (D-WV) is trying to make wind turbines illegal. Another Big Coal representative is working to prevent California from implementing CO2 emission standards. See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060701952.html "Kneecapping California Guess who's trying to kill the Golden State's emissions standards. Friday, June 8, 2007; Page A18 THERE IS a bald attempt in Congress to short-circuit California's effort to regulate tailpipe emissions -- with Democrats leading the charge. A bill from the chairman of the House energy and air quality subcommittee, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va. -- or is that D-Big Coal?), would halt recent moves by states to limit the emission of greenhouse gases that cause climate change. He insists, "This is not an attack on California." Color us unconvinced. . . . - Jed
-- That which yields isn't always weak.
