Republicans whining about cap and trade provisions MAKE ME SICK

[polichick]

Orrin Hatch just referred to them as "WACKO" on msnbc ~ when are these fools ever going to GET IT?!?!

[FreakinDJ]

1. How does selling of "Carbon Credits" work

are these going to end up on the futures market

[polichick]

3. Here's a quick look at how it works:

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/01/capandtrade101.html

I heard on NPR that a new market would be created.

[FreakinDJ]

5. So pollution is not stopped - just "Off-Shored" to China and India

It hasn't worked so far and actually increased pollution on a global scale

I don't think this can viewed as any thing other then a complete failure so far

[polichick]

6. I think it's meant to make it cost a lot to continue business as usual...

...so that clean energy becomes competitive.

[southern_dem]

2. They are conveniently forgetting McCain

planned to do the same thing.

[polichick]

4. It's amazing that in 2009 these people still think environmental protection is "WACKO."

[backscatter712]

7. They want the Republican version of cap and trade...

Trading designed to make billionaires more billions, and no cap...