Anticipating Setbacks from Climate Bills
Anticipating Setbacks from Climate Bills
On point goes to the environmentalists' corner, though more complications will have to be burdened by those who are pushing climate bills for the United States in the 21st century. The great oil spill due to the collapse of BP's oil rig brought forth some immediate concerns for the ecology and the environment, and would certainly make noise in the entire industry as well as within the government for quite a time.If and when the weather does not cooperate, leading the massive oils spill to reach the coastal states, its environmental impacts will last for a very long time or could even be irreversible. Prior to the failure of the oil rig, passage of climate bills in 2010 was by no means a certainty. Many issues that are political and economically related are weighed heavily on the legislators' minds and are even considered by the Senate. Progress was slow indeed.Score one in the corner of the environmentalists, but just add additional complications for those trying to push through climate bills to finally bring the United States into the 21st century. The massive oil spill created by the collapse of BP's oil rig created immediate ecological and environmental concerns, but the repercussions were sure to reverberate throughout industry and government for some time.Republicans tend to favor an increase in offshore oil drilling. They look at it as a way of achieving energy independence, even when every barrel of oil created in such a way is automatically floated on the open market pool anyway. Purchasers do not really have that much option to buy from a particular source. As such, the notion of oil independence is something of a misnomer.Advocates of alternative energy are seizing on the issues created by the BP oil spill and calling for climate bills to be tough and, to include additional capital for wind farms and solar projects. As a means of trying to push climate bills through, some suggest that funding should be diverted toward nuclear power projects and "clean coal" to try and entice enough politicians from both sides of the debate to sign up.Climate bills being considered by Senate committees in 2010 are a far shadow of the really extensive legislation proposed by the other House. The ACES Act, as passed in 2009, suggests a comprehensive "cap and trade" option, to force down carbon emissions across the country.The BP disaster could not have come at a worse time for proponents of climate change legislation. Pres. Obama has said that climate bills are the cornerstone of his administration's policy. Countries from all over the world are calling some action from the U.S. as it is one of the biggest producer of emissions that cause global warming that lead to climate change.The Kyoto protocol, ratified by the majority of countries around the world, agreed that climate change could not be controlled comprehensively unless some form of stringent action was taken by each country. While the European Union is far ahead of the majority of other countries, the United States of course fails to ratify Kyoto.Most likely, climate bills are going to emerge from the US Congress by 2011, as soon as the midterm elections will be done. Meanwhile, the BP disaster is just another example of how fragile our energy infrastructure is and how each organization should ensure that it is not overly dependent on expensive forms of energy for its ongoing existence. Medical tourism destinations are plentiful in Thailand Two Days Trip To St Catherine Monastery And Moses Mount From Dahab Travel World Next Super Country Is India, Not China? Six Reasons For Making Thailand Your Medical Tourism Destination Travel insurance backpacker Real Leather Purses - Your Ideal Pick For a Holiday Gift Viners – the perfect gift for Christmas Top 2010 Christmas Holiday Present Gift Ideas for Men: Fishing/Fishermen Edition Can I Open a Franchise in Canada if the Operation is Based Overseas? Can You Live without Traveling? Taking the Stress Out of the Holidays The Perfect Christmas Knife