House passes bill affirming global warming exists

[jpak]

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2743018620070628

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, aiming to put an end to the debate over whether global warming is actually occurring, passed legislation recognizing the "reality" of climate change and providing money to work on the problem.

By a vote of 272-155, the House approved an environmental funding bill for the fiscal year starting October 1 that would increase federal investments in basic research on climate change and establish a new commission to review scientific questions that need to be addressed.

The White House has threatened a veto of the $27.6 billion bill because its overall spending would exceed President George W. Bush's request by about $2 billion. The Senate has not yet debated the bill.

The bill also would require oil companies to renegotiate faulty drilling contracts issued by the government in 1998 and 1999 that have allowed them to avoid paying billions in royalties, or be barred from receiving any new leases to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

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[Virginia Dare]

1. Wow, the death of the flat earth society...

now if we can just convince them that Jesus wasn't riding around on the backs of dinosaurs, we're in business.

[SharonRB]

2. 155 voted against this?

:wtf:

[aquart]

3. So scary.

[kansasblue]

4. That only step #1. Most people I know acknowledge GW BUT....

They say it ain't our fault. ...just a natural cycle, comes and goes... nothing we can or should do about it.

And we are still back fighting IF it exist. Because after IF comes WHY and who/what's to blame.

[phantom power]

5. the leaders talked and talked and talked