{"id":1953,"date":"2007-07-10T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/07\/bingaman-to-introduce-bill-to-fight-global-warming\/"},"modified":"2007-07-10T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-10T16:12:00","slug":"bingaman-to-introduce-bill-to-fight-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/07\/bingaman-to-introduce-bill-to-fight-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Bingaman to introduce bill to fight global warming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RpOwRyuSXcI\/AAAAAAAACyk\/gYrP_htcokg\/s1600-h\/Bingaman,+Jeff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/RpOwRyuSXcI\/AAAAAAAACyk\/gYrP_htcokg\/s200\/Bingaman,+Jeff.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085602223951601090\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>U.S. Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/bingaman.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bingaman<\/a> will unveil a long-awaited proposal on Wednesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the <st1:place st=\"on\"><st1:country-region st=\"on\">United   States<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place> through the establishment of a cap-and-trade system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Bingaman\u2019s office said today that the state\u2019s Democratic senator won\u2019t release details until the news conference, which will be held in <st1:place st=\"on\"><st1:state st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:state><\/st1:place> at 10 a.m. MST. He told me in January, during an interview at his <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> office, that the legislation would cap emissions and allow the trading of usage permits, which the senator called \u201cthe most significant action we could take to begin dealing with this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Even before it\u2019s formally announced, Bingaman\u2019s plan has drawn the ire of many on the right and left. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cei.org\/gencon\/003,05727.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Competitive Enterprise Institute<\/a> criticized a draft circulated in January as legislation that would \u201cincrease consumer energy costs, chill investment in new coal-fired plants and usher in a new era of anti-energy litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And the site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueclimate.com\/blueclimate\/2007\/01\/senator_bingama.html\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Climate<\/a> criticized Bingaman\u2019s proposal in January as one that \u201cfalls short\u201d because it doesn\u2019t do enough to combat global warming. Bingaman told me in January that he has supported more drastic measures in the past, but they were easily defeated, and he is trying to put together legislation that will reduce emissions and that actually has a chance of being approved by Congress and signed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The bill will earn Bingaman, the chair of the <span style=\"color:black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/energy.senate.gov\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\">Energy and Natural Resources Committee<\/a>, some national press and a lot of controversy. He\u2019s trying to find a middle ground that will secure enough GOP support for passage of the bill.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman will unveil a long-awaited proposal on Wednesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States through the establishment of a cap-and-trade system. Bingaman\u2019s office said today that the state\u2019s Democratic senator won\u2019t release details until the news conference, which will be held in Washington at 10 a.m. MST. 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