House rejects GOP energy alternatives, sets stage for OK of bill to combat climate change
By APSaturday, June 27, 2009
House rejects GOP energy alternative
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a Republican alternative to a Democratic climate bill. The vote set the stage for passage of a bill that for the first time would limit U.S. greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
The GOP proposal was defeated 172-255. The measure would have scuttled a proposed cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gases.
Instead, it called for an aggressive push for research on a broad range of energy programs from solar power and development of biofuels to radioactive waste and nuclear fusion.
Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., said the measure would establish the goals needed for energy independence. Democrats said the measure was little more than a call for more studies.
Filed under: Environment, Government, Politics, Science and Technology
Tags: Climate bill, Climate-bill-republicans, Energy Policy, Global Environmental Issues, North America, Nuclear Science, Physics, Political Organizations, Political Parties, United States, Washington
Tags: Climate bill, Climate-bill-republicans, Energy Policy, Global Environmental Issues, North America, Nuclear Science, Physics, Political Organizations, Political Parties, United States, Washington
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