Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) offered a Resolution of Disapproval this week which, if successful, likely would have signalled the death knell for climate change and energy legislation in the Senate. Fortunately the resolution, which would have removed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to regulate carbon dioxide, failed.
Not that it stood much of chance of going anywhere beyond the Senate had it passed. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wouldn't have allowed it to come to a vote in the House, and President Obama would have vetoed the resolution if it had arrived on his desk.
This is a good thing. The fact is the US needs a new, 21st Century approach to climate change and clean energy policy - the status quo is no longer an option. The science demands it, our economy needs it, technology exists to enable it, and our national security depends on it.
And Americans know there is a problem despite the best efforts of very well funded backers who have one overarching objective - sow doubt and confusion. So what are we waiting for?
About Me
- James Ritchotte
- I've been working on climate change and energy policy in the public sector for the past seven years. I believe we need to urgently address climate change through the implementation of pragmatic policies that transition our world to a low carbon 21st Century economy. Just a quick disclaimer - the views expressed on this blog are entirely my own and should in no way be interpreted as an official position of my employer or anyone/thing/else for that matter.
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