ACES is going to become the law of the land

June 24, 2009 by mike.

Set for vote soon, I think this bill will pass. I hope that this bill will be the first step in many that the US will take to address global warming.

Make no mistake, I think it is a very weak bill. I think it will do little of the work that we have to do.  I think it will pass and then the question becomes: what is the next step after this weak opening?

Yale 360 has a good piece on it. I recommend reading. It’s short.

clipped from e360.yale.edu The Waxman-Markey Bill: A Good Start Or A Non-Starter? The bill is officially entitled “The American Clean Energy and Security Act,” but most people who follow this issue simply call it Waxman-Markey. Named for its sponsors — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) — the legislation has been roundly criticized for doing too little or too much, but one thing is clear: No matter what form it finally takes, the bill is historic. For the first time, the U.S. government would cap and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide. As carbon cap-and-trade legislation works it way through Congress, the environmental community is intensely debating whether the Waxman-Markey bill is the best possible compromise or a fatally flawed initiative. Yale Environment 360 asked 11 prominent people in the environmental and energy fields for their views on this controversial legislation.

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