A House subcommittee vote last Thursday to take away the Environmental Protection Agencys right to limit greenhouse gas emissions. This is a big blow to President Obamas climate and energy strategy. The result of the voting is not a surprise because the Republicans have already announced this as part of their plans when they took control of the House after the fall elections.
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pjstevenson
on Mar 19th, 2011
@ 5:27 am:
Thank God the EPA no longer has the power to regulate my breathing. I never could understand why the government was getting so deeply into our lives. I suppose we should all stop flying airplanes – especially our legislators whose travels belch out more carbon than anyone could imagine. Mother nature puts out more carbon naturally than all humans on the face of the planet. Heck, I put out tons of CO2. So, I could see it was just a matter of time before the EPA told be I could only take 3 breaths a minute to reduce my carbon footprint. The government needs to reduce regulations, stop spending, and get out of our lives and out of our pockets.