That’s what Mother Jones is reporting
Looking to use the Gulf oil spill as an impetus to act on climate and energy legislation, the Senate expects next week to start work on a revamped “BP spill bill” —one that includes both tougher regulation of the industry and the climate and energy provisions outlined last month by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
Mike Allen teased this out in this morning’s email, noting that the new plan to combine the two issues operates “on the theory the bill will be hard to oppose.” A Democratic Senate aide confirmed to Mother Jones that this is the anticipated plan: combine the standing legislation with the energy bill passed last summer and a new spill-specific package.
Are you ready for $5, $6, $7, or even higher gas prices? Are you ready for higher energy prices? This would surely help the economy, eh? It’ll be great when those in the work force cannot afford to get to work, and those looking for work cannot afford to drive to interviews. Hey, never let a good crisis go to waste.
Supposedly, at some unknown point in the future, we will no longer depend on fossil fuels. I know, we can rely on wood fuels, like they are turning to in Europe, which has had these nutty pieces of AGW legislation for a long time, yet, little in the way of actual alternative energy sources.
