Republicans work to block EPA carbon rules

[steven johnson]

Source: Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers said on Thursday they would try to block a Environmental Protection Agency proposal that opens the door to federal regulation of planet-warming gases.

Last week, the EPA issued a ruling that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, clearing the way for the agency to regulate carbon without congressional legislation.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is leading an effort in the chamber to overturn the finding through a rarely used joint resolution of disapproval.

Getting the proposal passed will be a heavy lift, since Republicans are a minority in both the House and Senate. The resolution requires the approval of both chambers and President Barack Obama.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BH05M20091218?type=politicsNews

[villager]

1. Oh I'm sure the Democrats will keel right over for her...

n/t

[truthisfreedom]

2. They can make the simple argument that CO2 is a suffocant and poses a distinct danger to all life.

They don't necessarily have to label it as a greenhouse gas.

[pundaint]

3. I'm for the EPA, but could they really get away with such a specious argument?

[DesertDiamond]

4. Do these people EVER stop being evil?????

[8 track mind]

5. In other news, water is wet. n/t