(Utah) Bill to produce charcoal from landfills gets trashed—Global warming has not been proved

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_11872634

Bill to produce charcoal from landfills gets trashed

by Cathy Mckitrick

The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 03/10/2009 07:55:33 AM MDT

A bill that would allow municipalities to buy and sell carbon credits for converting landfill waste to charcoal died on the Senate floor Monday.

SB223, sponsored by Sen. Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake City, went down in a 9-17 vote due to conservative fears over cap and trade.

"I view this -- carbon credits -- as one of the most substantial threats to our economy," said Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City. "I'm afraid of it, frankly."

Global warming has not been proved, Jenkins argued, disputing the notion that climate change is human-caused.

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[Nihil]

1. Fine. Now replace it ...

... with a bill to *mandate* that municipalities convert landfill waste
to charcoal (as a means of controlling landfill depletion as well as the
production of decay gases) and worry about the "carbon credit" side later.

Denial: not just a river in Egypt ... :mad:

At least Senator Romero tried and, even when losing 9-17, started to bring
the subject into play.
:toast: