The Blue Print
on Energy & Natural Resources:
With most of the blame being placed on China, the top offender on the fight against pollution, the Committee of Energy and Natural Resources discussed the issues of global warming and how to deal with carbon emissions.
Relying on coal as its chief energy source, China remained the topic of discussion. The main proposition on solving the problem was the possibility of a tariff. This tariff would affect all goods producing an exceeding certain amount of carbon emissions in foreign nations. Another tariff on Chinese tires, proposed by President Obama, came into question.
Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana stated that, “I don’t believe in the tariff. If passed, China would attempt to call in loans that China has given to the US, thus increasing our debt.” Lugar also mentioned his opposition to other solutions such as cap and trade saying, “I don’t believe in cap and trade auction because the burden would fall on the tax payers shoulders.”
When the committee broke out into debate, the topic shifted to the very existence of global warming. One Republican senator blatantly stated that there was no such thing as global warming since the “H20 emissions” canceled out carbon emissions. She also stated that the Democrats need to stop trying to believe that the issue exists. Senator Lugar (R) admitted that he would cross party lines on the issue since he does believe in global warming.
With most of the blame being placed on China, the top offender on the fight against pollution, the Committee of Energy and Natural Resources discussed the issues of global warming and how to deal with carbon emissions.
Relying on coal as its chief energy source, China remained the topic of discussion. The main proposition on solving the problem was the possibility of a tariff. This tariff would affect all goods producing an exceeding certain amount of carbon emissions in foreign nations. Another tariff on Chinese tires, proposed by President Obama, came into question.
Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana stated that, “I don’t believe in the tariff. If passed, China would attempt to call in loans that China has given to the US, thus increasing our debt.” Lugar also mentioned his opposition to other solutions such as cap and trade saying, “I don’t believe in cap and trade auction because the burden would fall on the tax payers shoulders.”
When the committee broke out into debate, the topic shifted to the very existence of global warming. One Republican senator blatantly stated that there was no such thing as global warming since the “H20 emissions” canceled out carbon emissions. She also stated that the Democrats need to stop trying to believe that the issue exists. Senator Lugar (R) admitted that he would cross party lines on the issue since he does believe in global warming.
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