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"The American Clean Energy and Security Act – the bill's official title – would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, and more than 80% by 2050. It would put in place a renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to draw 20% of their power from renewables by 2020. It would also raise efficiency standards for buildings and appliances, and invest $190bn in energy-saving technology by 2025."
Are those of you criticizing this seriously saying we can't reduce greenhouse gases by 17% in the next 10 years? That's doesn't sound unreasonable to me at all.
- At what cost? And why do we need to do this RIGHT NOW DO IT DO IT when this bill is basically just a huge tax...tommyo
- huge tax + recession = oh great I'm glad we can reduce some green house gasses but what the fuck am I going to eat?tommyo
- All it is is a power grab folks. Same thing we got for the last 8 years, well, we're getting it again in a different package.tommyo
- You'll live, the sky isn't falling.DrBombay
- HAHA I doubt you're going to starve to death dude - again, this is a slow change.ukit
- If the 17% reduction happened this year or next, you would have more of a pointukit
- And by the way, the cost of not reducing emissions...will ultimately be much higherukit
- I didn't really mean myself as far as 'what the fuck am I going to eat,' my family has a restaurant chain, I'll be fine. :)tommyo