US ENERGY BILL IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL IN SENATE

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"Senate Democrats on Tuesday 3rd August 2010 abandoned all hopes of passing even a slimmed-down energy bill before they adjourn for the summer recess, saying that they did not have sufficient votes even for legislation tailored narrowly to respond to the Gulf oil spill.

Although the majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, sought to blame Republicans for sinking the energy measure, the reality is that Democrats are also divided over how to proceed on the issue and had long ago given up hope of a comprehensive bill to address climate change."

Can it be that there is a tiny glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel that the world is coming to its senses re the AGW juggernaut scam?

I sincerely hope so.

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So, the EPA is left to pick up “climate change” via the Clean Air Legislation where Congress dropped the debate

David A. Fahrenthold and Juliet Eilperin in the Washingtom Post
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/03/AR2010080306366_pf.html

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Steve Fitzpatrick says on WUWT:
August 4, 2010

It all boils down to political power. If control of one house of congress changes hands in November, the EPA will be forced by political reality to, well, “rethink” the wisdom of regulating CO2.

If the Democrats retain control of both houses in November, then there will be an ugly legal fight on EPA’s CO2 regulations, which will be bad for Mr. Obama’s re-election chances in 2012.

But regardless of control in the Senate, there will for sure be enough shift in the composition of the Senate to eliminate the possibility of approval of any kind of treaty that limits CO2 emissions. International agreements are dead for at least two years, and maybe indefinitely.

Mr. Obama would be (politically) wise to put the leash on the EPA dogs, but I am not sure he can bring himself to do it.