U.S. Congress - H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009
H.R.2454 - American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009
To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. view all titles (12)
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- Short: Safe Climate Act as passed house.
- Short: National Climate Service Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: GREEN Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: Safe Climate Act as reported to house.
- Short: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as reported to house.
- Short: Safe Climate Act as introduced.
- Short: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. as introduced.
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So...instead of trying to bring those jobs back to the USA, we should pass a bill that raises taxes on the decreasing number of working people?
Cap and Trade is a tax, and it's a great big one. Even democrat Chairman Emeritus of Energy and Commerce Committee John Dingell says this. Everyone in Congress knows this is a tax on the American people.
Imposing such a tax during a recession is economic suicide.
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Oh yes, just what we need another tax. This is one of the dumbest yet. What is our government trying to do, DESTROY us. This will increase the cost of everything we buy, use, and consume. And it won't change global warming at all. What were all the predictions on the first Earth Day? Google it.... not one came true. If those predictions had come true we wouldn't be here today. Come on people, wake up write your Congresmen and Senators, let them know that this is a bunch of bull. Oh yes, we need to tax cattle also ( methane gas).
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Cut Spending!!!! We don't need more taxes and bigger government. Wake up America...
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The bad news is that you're looking for a political party that cares about people.
The good news is there is one, one that promotes healthcare for its citizens, one that wanted America out of a costly war that damaged our economy, one that did not pimp us out to the Chinese, one that promotes civil rights, one that cares about ordinary citizens and does not cut taxes for it's super rich friends, one that does not have our phone conversations recorded and scare the American Public into allowing their civil liberties breached under the misnomer "Patriot Act". In case you didn't know, I am talking about the Democrats, facts are facts.
We pay the lowest taxes of any first world country. Our infrastructure is falling apart, and more and more of our citizens are unable to afford health care...it could happen to you. This is as a result of 8 years of uncontrolled spending.. were you protesting then????? I bet not, because the last 8 years one would be called unpatriotic or unamerican for protesting President Bush. These are the same people protesting "bigger government" and more taxes. We DO need more taxes to pay for Iraq, a war WE started and did not pay for because Bush borrowed money from China to pay for it, and lowered our taxes...you are nuts to think that our taxes should be even lower, and government should get out of the way. How will you survive without Medicare and Social Security? If you really wanted big government out of your life,you should opt out of both.
We had eight years of cutting spending on everything but the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, look where that has brought us.
This bill would not only add many dollars to our utility bills - not just for the rich, but for everyone, but it would destroy jobs in this country. Why would anyone pay cap and trade taxes here when they could go to China and not have those added taxes. Secondly, the science that is being used for these "global warming" stats has been proven to be false. Get a good "Discussion" with varied scientests - not just those that agree with Al Gore and prove with accurate data that the globe is actually warming. Plant a few trees - that will take care of the CO2!
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Wow, how did you uncover such indisputable, gut-wrenching hard evidence?
So your actually advocating for the companies who would leave the U.S? Not to mention that they've already done that en masse, before cap and trade proposals. This bill would not add many dollars to our utility bills, and it would not destroy jobs, it would create them. Common sense tells you new Industry brings new jobs, it's just time for government to stand behind renewable energy, like it has done coal, oil and nuclear for decades. Take away their government crutch; and they would fold in a second. I notice you people talk about excess spending now, that's foolishness. No excess spending has occurred for renewable energy, it's been the opposite with a failing coal and nuclear industry getting fattened with government subsidies and handouts designed for new and innovative technologies like renewable energy.
Global Warming has not been proven false, because it is already occurring, it is not theory. the earths temperature has risen 1.4 degrees fahrenheit in the past century. You can see the changes with retreating glaciers, and heat waves that have killed many people. "Plant a few trees shows how ignorant you are of what global warming really is, do some reading and stop misleading the American Public.
I'm all for cap and trade!! Let's put a dunce cap on Obama and all the liberals in Congress and trade them for moderates and conservatives in 2010 and 2012.
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We could reduce CO2 considerably if we all stopped breathing for just 1 hour per day!!!
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He is quite sickening.
Most people in the world, given a choice, would prefer clean energy over "dirty" energy (even those of us who already know climate change is a scam). We don't need any additional carrot or stick to choose clean over dirty. The problem is, there isn't a choice yet! Other than nuclear (which Obama will not support), we have no alternatives that can take the place of Coal & Petroleum.
Go ahead and tax dirty energy to the moon, but FIRST make an equivalent clean alternative available (without affecting our food supply). If the government wants to solve the problem, they can invest in R&D until a viable alternative exists, then push a transition. Govt could make a deal with a private company to guarantee a 10-year exclusive if they make it happen. It is quite simple. This bill is about CONTROL, not about helping the planet.
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This bill will provide neither.
Waste Biodiesel, Geothermal energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Ocean Current Systems are all viable alternatives to coal and petroleum. The last eight years were about control, wake up.
Right. Just when we're trying to build electric cars to reduce emissions, now we're going to hike the cost of electricity until only the rich can drive. Does anyone up there (in DC) know what it's like to try to work for a living? I'm TAPPED OUT!
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Going into debt creates wealth hardhatgal? What exactly is your definition of "wealth" then? Maybe you meant to say, "it will create wealth for the USA government."
Going into debt is what we're doing now; using China's economy to support our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq(Thanks Bush). Renewable energy will create manufacturing and green jobs in the US, unlike coal and oil who are downsizing their job force, and increasing their productivity. Coal clearly doesn't care for American workers, especially with all the mining accidents lately, black lung and poor wages is all you can expect from king coal nowadays, the oil industry isn't much different either. A new job industry demands new and specially trained workers=well paid. Manufacturing and construction industry will boom.
If you think the last eight years created wealth your senseless.
Thats libelous and inflammatory, the cost of electricity won't be raised beyond the reach or ordinary citizens.
Seems that all clear thinking people agree that this would only harm the Country. I was under the impression that WE were the country. Why are we letting this wacko decide what is not best for us? Hard to understand. I have said before that when over half of the people are on the dole the Country has reached a point of no return. It is here, I think..