GOP energy plan declares that impact of global warming ‘shall not be considered for any purpose'

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:



House GOP energy plan declares that impact of global warming ‘shall not be considered for any purpose.’

House Republicans today introduced their alternative energy plan. Developed by the Republican American Energy Solutions Group, the American Energy Act is billed as an “all of the above” energy program. But as The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson notes, the legislation looks more like an attempt to legislate the threat of global warming “out of existence.” Indeed, the bill specifically states that at no point in implementing their energy plan can the effects of global warming on the environment “be considered for any purpose”: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/10/house-gop-prohibits-geg/


Johnson remarks, “The Republican response to our dependence on fossil fuels and their pollution is to give billions of dollars in new tax breaks and subsidies to the oil, coal, and nuclear industries.”


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/10/house-gop-prohibits-geg/

[valerief]

1. Those GOPers should be writing for The Daily Show. They're crazy funny. nt

[napoleon_in_rags]

2. I couldn't believe it, but there it was at the link:

"(b) The Impact of Greenhouse Gas -- the impact of greenhouse gas on any species of fish or wildlife or plant shall not be considered for any purpose in the implementation of the Act"

[Cresent City Kid]

3. Addendum

(c)The Impact of 9/11 shall be considered for any purpose.

[sutz12]

8. Correction....

(c)The Impact of 9/11 shall be considered for every purpose.

[Cresent City Kid]

9. Touche

[Arkana]

4. Morons, every last one of 'em.

"Global warming is LIBRUL PROPERGANDA!" :hurfdurf:

[crimsonblue]

5. is this an Onion piece?

Seriously.

[anigbrowl]

6. Awesome. Just when you think they can't get any more self-destructive...

Say...that guy on the right sure looks like a member of the Republican party...and this sure looks like an ad saying climate change is a big issue...

[votingupstart]

7. see - leave them alone, and they dig a grave deeper than we could ever do it

Not considered at all - wow -- the shear stupidity of that statement.