dreamdancer 0 #1 June 3, 2009 can he do it QuoteBarack Obama is prepared to stake his own political prestige on getting climate change legislation through Congress, and would be willing to intervene directly to ensure passage of America's first law to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming. Nancy Sutley, who is pivotal in setting Obama's green agenda as the chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told the Guardian that the president is ready to use his considerable personal popularity to rally Congress behind a sweeping climate change bill. "When the bill is further along in the legislative process there are some things where it may make a difference in expressing a strong view," Sutley said in an interview. "What [Obama] has been saying consistently is that he wants a bill and that this represents a very important step forward. " Congress is now working against a six-month deadline to pass a sweeping package of environmental legislation through both houses before the world gathers at Copenhagen in December for talks on a global climate change treaty. World leaders have warned US officials that Congress needs to take concrete action to reduce emissions if Washington hopes to bring China and other major polluters to a deal at Copenhagen. Some Democratic leaders are pushing to bring forward the original timeline for putting in place the most crucial element of Obama's green agenda - the greenhouse gas reduction laws. The president told Congress in February he wanted legislation by the end of its current session in November 2010. The accelerated pace set by some Democrats seems designed to capitalise on recent momentum behind a climate change bill which cleared a crucial committee in late May. The strategy also seeks to take advantage of Obama's current popularity - Gallup gave him a 65% average approval rating last month. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/02/obama-climate-change-billstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #2 June 3, 2009 Dubya staked his political prestige on the war on terror. Awesome move on that, eh? Leadership = I gotta make myself look good. Another example of no change. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 June 3, 2009 He better not have any more 'date nights', then.... 3 Gulfstreams, umpteen helos, a motorcade and the associated pollution from all the cars in the traffic jams THAT caused... more "do as I say, not as I do" on the Green Front...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgerussia 0 #4 June 3, 2009 Quote http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/02/obama-climate-change-bill From Guardian's Terms of Service: "You must not reproduce any part of guardian.co.uk or the material or transmit it to or store it in any other website or disseminate any part of the material in any other form, unless we have indicated that you may do so." You seem to be kinda a repeated criminal :D* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
