Does the Climate Bill Have a Shot?
By
Kevin Dooley
The Faster Times
May 14, 2010
In the aftermath of the Gulf spill, the climate draft bill that Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced in the Senate yesterday faces an uphill battle to secure 60 votes.
In the aftermath of the Gulf spill, the climate draft bill that Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced in the Senate yesterday faces an uphill battle to secure 60 votes. Nevertheless, supporters of the bill remain hopeful. In a media teleconference yesterday, fishermen and others affected by offshore drilling in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and the Gulf Coast expressed their desire to use the Gulf oil accident and other oil spills as a catalyst to move away from fossil fuels.
