Murkowski's Mystery Dem Revealed?

by Cameron Scott · 2010-01-19 13:46:00 UTC
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski's amendment barring the EPA from regulating stationary-source greenhouse gas emissions is an example of the worst kind of pro-industry, anti-citizen, smoky back-room governance.

Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, gained a Democratic co-sponsor for her hall-pass for industry last week, but, as an indication of how un-democratic this process is, no one will say who it is.

But Congressional sources are, according to Kate Sheppard, pointing to Jim Webb.

Here's Webb's stance on reducing emissions: Obama had no right to go above Congress's head in Copenhagen. As for Congressional action? Nah. Webb has proposed a bill that would eliminate caps on emissions and instead simply fund some of the most un-green "alternative" energy sources out there, including nuclear energy, biofuels, and the mythical carbon capture and storage. He also supports offshore drilling.

I wonder if liberal PACs are regretting throwing so much money into his 2006 Senate debut.

Cameron Scott writes The Thin Green Line blog at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle).
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