"High Court to Weigh Climate Change Case" This is a BIGGIE!

[in_cog_ni_to]

High Court to Weigh Climate Change Case
By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming.<snip>

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Carbon dioxide is produced when fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas are burned. It is the principal "greenhouse" gas that many scientists believe is flowing into the atmosphere at an unprecedented rate, leading to a warming of the earth and widespread ecological changes. One way to reduce those emissions is to have cleaner-burning cars.

The Bush administration intends to argue before the court on Wednesday that the EPA lacks the power under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. The agency contends that even if it did have such authority, it would have discretion under the law on how to address the problem without imposing emissions controls.<snip>

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Plaintiffs in the suit are California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. They were joined by cities such as Baltimore, New York and the District of Columbia; the Pacific island of America Samoa; the Sierra Club; the Union of Concerned Scientists; Greenpeace; and Friends of the Earth.

The case is Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, 05-1120.

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2006/11/26/528663.html

[Monkeyman]

1. I know two judges will back Bush on this one

The ones he put in

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. Yes and Scalia andThomas.

:(

[rosesaylavee]

3. Kennedy will be the vote to watch. n/t

[nam78_two]

11. Bet Roberts will show his true colors on this one/nt

[rosesaylavee]

14. He'll have to decide if he

loves the law or * more.

[Auggie]

4. How on earth can anyone argue against cleaner air?

[volstork]

5. Easily

if they are in the oil companies' pockets....

[Auggie]

7. Yeah -- oil companies and automakers

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. It's disgusting, isn't it? They have made clean air and water DEBATABLE...fercryingoutloud!

What do we do when our air is not breathable and our water is too polluted to drink? What on EARTH are they thinking in those pea brains?

[Auggie]

8. There are other threads floating around DU discussing the documentary,

"The Corporation". It should be fairly apparent that most corporations focus on the bottom line and their stockholder's share price without regard to anything else. If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend renting it on DVD.

Yes, it's really disgusting.

[nam78_two]

9. This is HUGH-I am series-they are SO screwn!!!! K&R

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[ftr23532]

10. K&R eom!

[newyawker99]

15. Hi ftr23532!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[depakid]

12. The case will be narrowly construed based on administrative law

Bush and the EPA will likely win this one by a substantial margin.

[Joanne98]

13. We're going to lose. Roberts and Alito are big business all the way.

So I propose that we IMPEACH them both if they do.

[Vincardog]

16. This is a worse SCOTUS that gave us aWoL right?

The same one minus one centrist voice. I hope for great things from them.


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