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Democratic Congressmen on ACES Climate Bill: Doing nothing actually results in more renewable energy than approving ACES

Posted on June 26, 2009

Representative Doggett (D-TX): Doing nothing actually results in more renewable energy than approving ACES... Largest corporate welfare program in US history... I cannot support it. Rep. Doggett is citing analysis by the EPA, which found that ACES would reduce the amount of renewable energy deployed in the United States relative to business-as-usual, increase the amount of coal-fired electricity generation relative to 2005 levels, and provide no incentive for a move to cleaner cars.Representative DeFazio (D-OR): Wall Street predicts this is the new trillion dollar market. Rep. DeFazio ec...

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