Parlement VS neemt ingrijpend klimaatplan aan

Despite heated objections by some Republicans, the unread 1,200-page Waxman-Markey climate bill was passed 219-212 in the House on Friday.

Objecting to the fact that 300 pages were added to the bill at 3 a.m., Minority leader John Boehner attempted a brief filibuster, giving time for colleagues and aides to scan the unread extra passages and present certain excerpts on the floor. Politico blasts his effort, reporting.
House Passes the 1,200-page Climate Bill that Congress was Not Allowed to Read

Landmark legislation to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions was approved by the House of Representatives in a close vote late Friday, securing a hard-fought victory for a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s agenda.

The 1,200 page bill—formally known as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act"—will reach into almost every corner of the U.S. economy.

By putting a price on emissions of common gases, such as carbon dioxide, the bill would affect the way electricity is generated, how homes and offices are designed, how foreign trade is conducted and how much Americans pay to drive or to heat their homes.
(WSJ June 26, 2009 7:31 PM EST)
http://www.infowars.com/house-passes-the-1200-page-climate-bill-that-congress-not-allowed-to-read/

Terugdringen uitstoot
Het Huis van Afgevaardigden in de VS heeft een klimaatplan aangenomen dat voor het eerst een grens stelt aan de uitstoot van broeikasgassen. In 2020 moet de uitstoot van deze gassen met 17 procent zijn afgenomen vergeleken met 2005, zo meldt het dagblad Trouw.

In 2050 moet de afname zelfs 80 procent zijn. Het zou volgens tegenstanders van het plan “vooral Republikeinen hun baan zal gaan kosten”.

In Trouw: Parlement VS stemt vóór ingrijpend klimaatplan