7/14/2009 6:00:00 AM
Gould lauded for opposing cap and trade
Americans for Prosperity also praise Franks for signing pledge
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KINGMAN - At least three state representatives have voiced their opposition to a cap and trade bill moving through Congress. The measure recently passed the U.S. House and is currently working its way through the U.S. Senate.
According to Americans for Prosperity, Arizona Sen. Ron Gould and U.S. Rep. Trent Franks have signed a pledge against the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. And Rep. Nancy McLain can also be counted among the global warming skeptics, though she was not cited for signing the pledge.
According to GovTrack.us, the act is a conglomeration of changes to energy rules and regulations governing air pollution from and the efficiency of vehicles, industry, appliances and energy providers.
GovTrack.us is an independent Web site that tracks federal legislation and the voting records and statements of congressmen.
The most contested point of the bill proposes the capping of certain air pollutants, including carbon dioxide, and the allocation and trade of pollution credits among industry.
Supporters of the bill say it would reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and pollutants in the air and give energy providers a stronger incentive to move toward renewable energy resources.
McLain doesn't believe global warming is a man-made phenomenon. She believes it is just part of the natural warming and cooling cycle of the planet.
"I think it's a fraud perpetrated on the American people," she said.
McLain has not signed the pledge.
"Now should we reduce carbon emissions to prevent smog, sure," she said. "But we do not want to destroy businesses on a false premise."
Opponents of the bill, such as Gould, say that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant and that cap and trade bills are actually a tax on industry and its customers.
"I think cap and trade is a bad idea," Gould said. "It's really more of a cap and tax."
It also makes for a good investment scam, Gould said.
If the bill passes, industry that falls under its regulation will be able to apply for credits that will allow it to exceed the pollution limits imposed by the federal government. Some of those credits can be traded on the stock market or to other industries looking for more credits.
Gould was also concerned about language in the bill that would expand the cap and trade program and allow the pollution credits to be traded internationally.
"The U.S. could be subsidizing industry in Mexico," he said.
According to GovTrack.us, the bill would also provide rebates for low-income residents to help with possible increases in the cost of energy to the consumer. The bill also offers rebates for consumers who buy energy efficient appliances.
That increase would far outweigh any help the federal government would provide, Gould said. He also raised concerns that the bill would require homeowners to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient before being able to sell them.
According to GovTrack.us, the bill does have language that would require remodeled and new buildings to meet higher energy efficiency standards, but did not appear to have anything governing the sale of older homes.
A summary of the bill can be found at www.GovTrack.us. A list of congressmen, state legislators, mayors, governors and others who have signed the pledge against the bill can be found at www.noclimatetax.com.
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Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Article comment by:
Helen
The ice caps melted once before, was that global warming due to mankind? I am also a skeptic of existing global warming advocates, and I am a democrat.
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Wendy
It is our duty as human beings to protect our earth. Any bill aimed at doing that is a bill worth supporting
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Article comment by:
Daryl
Cap and trade is all about controlling you.Think about it.As you read more about it you will come to the same conclusion.
Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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cap and wait for the bill
you are not going to believe your electric bill in another ten or so years.. better start saving for it now and don't even think about retirement unless you have a solar air conditioning unit!!!!
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Pandoras Box
I agree, it would just turn into a fraud, giving credits that can be traded on the market? If you want to do something to help, then do it, but don't put in caps that can be exceeded, if you have enough money.
I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, but this is just pandoras box waiting to be exploited, at the cost of what? At the cost that in 10 years you'll find out that it was all a fraud.
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Bart
Yep, Global Warming in nothing but a myth. That's why its a comfortable 80 degrees in Kingman on July 14th, oh wait...
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Dave in Golden Valley
Unicorns are real creatures too, Nancy. The ice is not melting on glaciers throughout the world, the sea is not rising, and you are in accord with your compadre in Snowflake, as the earth is only 6,000 years old. Global warming is not hardly debated other than by neanderthals in the Arizona legislature. Cap and trade is a legitimate policy issue to debate, the science is not. Maybe the earth started on the 23rd of October 4004 BC at 9:00Am.
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Article comment by:
FreedomLover
Thank God for Ron Gould.
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Article comment by:
LeftiesRSmarter
There is no legitimate scientific debate over whether global warming exists or whether humans contribute to it. The only people who deny it are conservatives and a handful of discredited former scientists who are paid by conservative think tanks. Opposing cap and trade is a legitimate position but when our reps deny global warming they prove themselves to be woefully misinformed. Perhaps they also believe Michael Jackson is still alive and with Elvis.
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Another Obama BS Bill
Americans for Prosperity also praise Franks for signing pledge
KINGMAN - At least three state representatives have voiced their opposition to a cap and trade bill moving through Congress. The measure recently passed the U.S. House and is currently working its way through the U.S. Senate.
According to Americans for Prosperity, Arizona Sen. Ron Gould and U.S. Rep. Trent Franks have signed a pledge against the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. And Rep. Nancy McLain can also be counted among the global warming skeptics, though she was not cited for signing the pledge.
Good ! That dumb senate bill is BS and if inacted will cost every American lots of wasted money .
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