Texas GOP Vote

The following came in from the Republican Party of Texas:

Here we go again. Texans deserve straight answers from the people who want to lead us. Democrat Bill White is running for governor of our state, so it's fair to ask him what he thinks of his party's Waxman-Markey bill, better known as cap and trade. The Texas Workforce Commission took a look at Waxman-Markey last year, and concluded that it would be a massive "job killer" for Texas, in that it would dramatically   Read more »

Thursday, I joined the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) in announcing the findings of critical new research on the severe impact federal climate change, or cap-and-trade, legislation would have on the Texas economy. The report examines the Texas-specific impacts of pending climate change legislation, including the effect it would have on various Texas industries, jobs, energy prices and the economy. The report models the economic impact of H.R.  Read more »

I issued the following statement after agreeing to cosponsor a Resolution of Disapproval of the EPA’s Endangerment Rule, introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and supported by a bipartisan group of Senators:  Read more »

Although a climate bill that would create an economy wide market for greenhouse gas emissions cleared the House earlier this year, the ongoing brutal health care battle and the current state of the economy have caused moderate Senate Democrats to urge the White House to stop efforts to pass a cap-and-trade bill by next year.  Read more »

This is a letter to the UN Secretary General, signed by 142 scientists who cite and list numerous questions about supposed global warming science. I doubt that many of these imagine it is really the case, but the letter is presented as though this hype and call for regulation and taxation is about science. It isn’t about science. And, it isn’t about the planet. And, the health care push isn’t about health care.  Read more »

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health and welfare.  Read more »