GREENPEACE opposes Waxman-Markey Cap n Trade bill--'chooses politics over science'

• 6/25/09:"Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director Carroll Muffett issued the following statement:

"Since the Waxman-Markey bill left the Energy and Commerce committee,

• yet another fleet of industry lobbysists has weakened the bill even more,

and further widened the gap between what Waxman-Markey does and what science demands. As a result, Greenpeace opposes this bill in its current form. We are calling upon Congress to vote against this bill unless substantial measures are taken to strengthen it. Despite President Obama’s assurance that he would enact strong, science-based legislation, we are now watching him put his full support behind

• a bill that chooses politics over science,

• elevates industry interests over national interest,

and shows the significant limitations of what this Congress believes is possible.... “With many others in the environmental, faith and consumer rights communities, Greenpeace has expressed tremendous

• concern about the role of offsets in this legislation.

Unless strictly controlled, the abuse of offsets could prevent real emission reductions for more than a decade.

• The decision to move authority over offsets from EPA to the
• Department of Agriculture

• further reduces the likelihood that such controls will be maintained

and increases the likelihood they will undermine real reductions. "...via RedState

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